Droughts and Forests

AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Summer drought and spring frost, but not their interaction, constrain European beech and Silver fir growth in their southern distribution limits
Gazol et al. in: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (2019), 278, Article 107695

FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Drought tolerance of a Pinus palustris plantation
Samuelson et al. in: Forest Ecology and Management (2019), 451, Article 117557

Spatial patterns of precipitation-induced moisture availability and their effects on the divergence of conifer stem growth in the western and eastern parts of China’s semi-arid region
Zeng et al. in: Forest Ecology and Management (2019), 451, Article 117524

FORESTS

Does Drought Stress on Seedlings Have Longer Term Effects on Sapling Phenology, Reshooting, Growth and Plant Architecture in Quercus robur, Q. petraea and Their Morphological Intermediates?
Vander Mijnsbrugge et al. in: Forests (2019), 10:11, Article 1012

Impact of Drought and Salinity on Sweetgum Tree (Liquidambar styraciflua L.): Understanding Tree Ecophysiological Responses in the Urban Context
Baraldi et al. in: Forests (2019), 10:11, Article 1032

Impact of Severe Drought during the Strong 2015/2016 El Nino on the Phenology and Survival of Secondary Dry Dipterocarp Species in Western Thailand
Kaewthongrach et al. in: Forests (2019), 10:11, Article 967

Response of Four Tree Species to Changing Climate in a Moisture-Limited Area of South Siberia
Babushkina et al. in: Forests (2019), 10:11, Article 999

FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE

Benefits of Mixtures on Growth Performance of Silver Fir (Abies alba) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) Increase With Tree Size Without Reducing Drought Tolerance
Schwarz, Bauhus in: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change (2019), 2, Article 79

Interactive Effects of Tree Mixing and Drought on a Primary Forest Pest
Jactel et al. in: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change (2019), 2, Article 77

Widespread Crown Defoliation After a Drought and Heat Wave in the Forests of Tuscany (Central Italy) and Their Recovery—A Case Study From Summer 2017
Pollastrini et al. in: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change (2019), 2, Article 74

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Contrasting resistance and resilience to extreme drought and late spring frost in five major European tree species
Vitasse et al. in: Global Change Biology (2019), 25:11, pp 3781-3792

Legacies of more frequent drought in ponderosa pine across the western United States
Peltier, Ogle in: Global Change Biology (2019), 25:11, pp 3803-3816

Widespread drought‐induced tree mortality at dry range edges indicates that climate stress exceeds species’ compensating mechanisms
Anderegg et al. in: Global Change Biology (2019), 25:11, pp 3793-3802

Wildfire refugia in forests: Severe fire weather and drought mute the influence of topography and fuel age
Collins et al. in: Global Change Biology (2019), 25:11, pp 3829-3843

JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Flooding regime drives tree community structure in Neotropical dry forests
Araujo et al. in: Journal of Vegetation Science (2019), 30:6, pp 1195-1205

TREE PHYSIOLOGY

High-efficient utilization and uptake of N contribute to higher NUE of ‘Qinguan’ apple under drought and N-deficient conditions compared with ‘Honeycrisp’
Wang et al. in: Tree Physiology (2019), 39:11, pp 1880-1895

Elevated temperature and CO2 cause differential growth stimulation and drought survival responses in eucalypt species from contrasting habitats
Apgaua et al. in: Tree Physiology (2019), 39:11, pp 1806-1820

Responses of photosynthesis and component processes to drought and temperature stress: are Mediterranean trees fit for climate change?
Sperlich et al. in: Tree Physiology (2019), 39:11, pp 1783-1805

Rootstock determines the drought resistance of poplar grafting combinations
Han et al. in: Tree Physiology (2019), 39:11, pp 1855-1866