Drought and Forests

AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Responses of soil respiration to spring drought and precipitation pulse in a temperate oak forest
Liu et al. in: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (2019), 268, pp 289-298

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Spatial patterns of climate-growth relationships across species distribution as a forest management tool in Moncayo Natural Park (Spain)  
del Castillo et al. in: European Journal of Forest Research (2019), 138:2, pp 299-312

Spatio-temporal variation of natural regeneration in Pinus pinea and Pinus pinaster Mediterranean forests in Spain
Vergarechea et al. in: European Journal of Forest Research (2019), 138:2, pp 313-326

Water limitation can negate the effect of higher temperatures on forest carbon sequestration  
Belyazid, Giuliana in: European Journal of Forest Research (2019), 138:2, pp 287-297

FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Effectiveness of water-oriented thinning in two semiarid forests: The redistribution of increased net rainfall into soil water, drainage and runoff 
del Campo et al. in: Forest Ecology and Management (2019), 438, pp 163-175

Interpreting effects of multiple, large-scale disturbances using national forest inventory data: A case study of standing dead trees in east Texas, USA 
Edgar et al. in: Forest Ecology and Management (2019), 437, pp 27-40

Multiyear weather anomalies associated with range shifts by the mountain pine beetle preceding large epidemics 
Sambaraju, Carroll, Aukema in: Forest Ecology and Management (2019), 438, pp 86-95

Successful hard pine regeneration and survival through repeated burning: An applied historical ecology approach
Stambaugh et al. in: Forest Ecology and Management (2019), 437, pp 246-252

FORESTS

Drought and Moisture Availability and Recent Western Spruce Budworm Outbreaks in the Western United States  
Xu et al. in: Forests (2019), 10:4, Article 354

Hydraulic and Photosynthetic Traits Vary with Successional Status of Woody Plants on the Loess Plateau  
Yin et al. in: Forests (2019), 10:4, Article 327

What Makes the Wood? Exploring the Molecular Mechanisms of Xylem Acclimation in Hardwoods to an Ever-Changing Environment  
Eckert et al. in: Forests (2019), 10:4, Article 358

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Climate-driven reduction of genetic variation in plant phenology alters soil communities and nutrient pools  
Ware et al. in: Global Change Biology (2019), 25:4, pp 1514-1528

Fire deficits have increased drought sensitivity in dry conifer forests: Fire frequency and tree-ring carbon isotope evidence from Central Oregon  
Voelker et al. in: Global Change Biology (2019), 25:4, pp 1247-1262

Geographical adaptation prevails over species-specific determinism in trees’ vulnerability to climate change at Mediterranean rear-edge forests 
Dorado-Linan et al. in: Global Change Biology (2019), 25:4, pp 1296-1314

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH (JGR) – BIOGEOSCIENCES

Cumulative Effects of Climatic Factors on Terrestrial Vegetation Growth  
Wen et al. in: Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences (2019), 124:4, pp 789-806

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B – BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Background mortality drivers of European tree species: climate change matters  
Taccoen et al. in: Proceedings of the Royal Society B – Biological Sciences (2019), 286:1900, Article 90386

TREE GENETICS & GENOMES

Genome-wide identification and characterization of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) aquaporin genes and their expression in two citrus cultivars differing in drought tolerance 
Wei et al. in: Tree Genetics & Genomes (2019), 15:2 , Article 17

TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Characterization and comparison of nitrate fluxes in Tamarix ramosissima and cotton roots under simulated drought conditions
Zhang et al. in: Tree Physiology (2019), 39:4, pp 628-640

TREES – STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Covariation between leaf hydraulics and biomechanics is driven by leaf density in Mediterranean shrubs 
Mendez-Alonzo et al. in: Trees – Structure and Function (2019), 33:2, pp 507-519

High growth potential of Ailanthus altissima in warm and dry weather conditions in novel forests of southern Switzerland  
Knusel et al. in: Trees – Structure and Function (2019), 33:2, pp 395-409

Plasticity of functional traits of tree of heaven is higher in exotic than in native habitats 
Petruzzellis et al. in: Trees – Structure and Function (2019), 33:2, pp 411-420

Spring precipitation effects on formation of first row of earlywood vessels in Quercus variabilis at Qinling Mountain (China)
Zhang et al. in: Trees – Structure and Function (2019), 33:2, pp 457-468

Variable climate response differentiates the growth of Sky Island Ponderosa Pines 
Marquardt et al. in: Trees – Structure and Function (2019), 33:2, pp 317-332