As climate change drives increased drought in many forested regions, mechanistic
understanding of the factors conferring drought tolerance in trees is increasingly important …

Future increases in drought severity and frequency are predicted to have substantial impacts
on plant function and survival. However, there is considerable uncertainty concerning what …

Drought frequency and intensity has been predicted to increase under many climate change
scenarios. It is therefore critical to understand the response of forests to potential climate …

Severe droughts limit tree growth and forest productivity worldwide, a phenomenon which is
expected to aggravate over the next decades. However, how drought intensity and climatic …

Whether and how the timing of extreme events affects the direction and magnitude of legacy
effects on tree growth is poorly understood. In this study, we use a global database of Ring …

Drought is one of the most complex hydrological and climate disasters, causing damage to
ecosystem structure and function. Ecosystem resilience is considered a key concept for …

Droughts have intensified in Central Europe and will likely become a major driver of forest
ecosystem change in the future. Regional studies are needed to understand drought …

Significant areas of the southern USA periodically experience intense drought that can lead
to episodic tree mortality events. Because drought tolerance varies among species and size …

The mechanisms governing tree drought mortality and recovery remain a subject of inquiry
and active debate given their role in the terrestrial carbon cycle and their concomitant impact …

More frequent and intensive droughts are projected to affect the vitality of major European
tree species. Therefore, it is important to search for alternative, more drought-tolerant …