… C), and whether that led to increased tree growth (as measured by tree-ring growth); (2) to
… of nutrients and water; and (3) to discuss how the findings of this study can better inform …

… tree growth by enhancing photosynthesis, resulting in an increase of intrinsic water-use
efficiency ( i WUE) in trees… We combined radial growth analysis with intra- and interannual δ 13 C …

… We investigated the tree growth and physiological … tree-ring chronologies since ad 1600.
C discrimination (Δ≈c i /c a ), leaf intercellular CO 2 concentration (c i ) and intrinsic water-use …

… by ~ 16–23% over the course of the twentieth century, but on average, tree-ring growth …
under increased CO 2 and recent wetting, we observe a decrease in sensitivity of tree growth to …

… plantations, growing under semiarid … growth and water use efficiency (WUEi) to different
thinning intensities, and to analyze the effectiveness of thinning to enhance post-drought growth …

… on tree growth as a result of the increased carbon uptake per unit of water loss (Huang et al.
2007; Franks et al. 2013), enhanced … We first tested differences in tree growth, iWUE, height …

… effects of thinning intensities on tree water use and growth of 50-year… Tree water use was
estimated from sap flux density using … in improved tree growth together without loss in water use …

… The iWUE enhancement did not involve any growth improvement in Scots pine. However,
the … suggests an enhanced beech growth in drought-prone sites due to improved water use. …

… from tree ring chronologies representing 34 species across 10 biomes to better understand
… mechanisms leading to historical changes in tree intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE), or the …

… This work used tree ring width measures (ie basal areal … water use efficiency (iWUE) and
tree growth dynamics of three major … -use efficiency but no enhancement of tree growth at five …