Forests and Drought

FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Climate and water availability impacts on early growth and growth efficiency of Eucalyptus genotypes: The importance of GxE interactions
Rubilar et al. in: Forest Ecology and Management (2020), 458, Article 117763

Contrasts in xylem hydraulics and water use underlie the sorting of different sand-fixing shrub species to early and late stages of dune stabilization
Gong et al. in: Forest Ecology and Management (2020), 457, Article 117705

Physiological responses of germinant Pinus palustris and P. taeda seedlings to water stress and the significance of the grass-stage
Hart et al. in: Forest Ecology and Management (2020), 458, Article 117647

Sap flow changes and climatic responses over multiple-year treatment of rainfall exclusion in a sub-humid black locust plantation
He et al. in: Forest Ecology and Management (2020), 457, Article 117730

FORESTS

A Simple Method to Identify Potential Groundwater-Dependent Vegetation Using NDVI MODIS
Pascoa, Gouveia, Kurz-Besson in: Forests (2020), 11:2, Article 147

Drought Treated Seedlings of Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl., Q. robur L. and Their Morphological Intermediates Show Differential Radial Growth and Wood Anatomical Traits
Mijnsbrugge et al. in: Forests (2020), 11:2, Article 250

Effect of Different Soil Treatments with Hydrogel on the Performance of Drought-Sensitive and Tolerant Tree Species in a Semi-Arid Region
Tomaskova et al. in: Forests (2020), 11:2, Article 211

Half-Sib Lines of Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur L.) Respond Differently to Drought Through Biometrical, Anatomical and Physiological Traits
Vastag et al. in: Forests (2020), 11:2, Article 153

Hydraulic Water Redistribution by Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) Occurring under Severe Soil Drought
Tochterle et al. in: Forests (2020), 11:2, Article 162

Physiological Mechanisms of Foliage Recovery after Spring or Fall Crown Scorch in Young Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris Mill.)
Sayer et al. in: Forests (2020), 11:2, Article 208

FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE

Climate Change May Increase the Drought Stress of Mesophytic Trees Downslope With Ongoing Forest Mesophication Under a History of Fire Suppression
Hwang et al. in: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change (2020), 3, Article 17

Leaf Morphological Traits and Leaf Nutrient Concentrations of European Beech Across a Water Availability Gradient in Switzerland
Salehi et al. in: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change (2020), 3, Article 19

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Seasonal variability of forest sensitivity to heat and drought stresses: A synthesis based on carbon fluxes from North American forest ecosystems
Xu et al. in: Global Change Biology (2020), 26:2, pp 901-918

The impact of drought spells on forests depends on site conditions: The case of 2017 summer heat wave in southern Europe
Rita et al. in: Global Change Biology (2020), 26:2, pp 851-863

The response of stomatal conductance to seasonal drought in tropical forests
Wu et al. in: Global Change Biology (2020), 26:2, pp 823-839

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH (JGR) – BIOGEOSCIENCES

Drought Impacts on Australian Vegetation During the Millennium Drought Measured With Multisource Spaceborne Remote Sensing
Jiao et al. in: Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences (2020), 125:2, Article 5145

Modeling Soil Porewater Salinity Response to Drought in Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands
Wang et al. in: Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences (2020), 125:2, Article 4996

TREE GENETICS & GENOMES

Overexpression of PtAnnexin1 from Populus trichocarpa enhances salt and drought tolerance in transgenic poplars
Wang et al. in: Tree Genetics & Genomes (2020), 16:1 , Article 20

TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Divergences in hydraulic conductance and anatomical traits of stems and leaves in three temperate tree species coping with drought, N addition and their interactions
Zhang et al. in: Tree Physiology (2020), 40:2, pp 230-244

Non-structural carbohydrate pools not linked to hydraulic strategies or carbon supply in tree saplings during severe drought and subsequent recovery
Kannenberg, Phillips in: Tree Physiology (2020), 40:2, pp 259-271

URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Leaf Functional Traits as Predictors of Drought Tolerance in Urban Trees
Huang et al. in: Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (2020), 48, Article 126577