Contrasting physiological strategies explain heterogeneous responses to severe drought conditions within local populations of a widespread conifer

C Depardieu, P Lenz, J Marion, S Nadeau… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding how trees prioritize carbon gain at the cost of drought vulnerability under
severe drought conditions is crucial for predicting which genetic groups and individuals will …

Adaptive genetic variation to drought in a widely distributed conifer suggests a potential for increasing forest resilience in a drying climate

C Depardieu, MP Girardin, S Nadeau, P Lenz… - New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Drought intensity and frequency are increasing under global warming, with soil water
availability now being a major factor limiting tree growth in circumboreal forests. Still, the …

The intraspecific variation of functional traits modulates drought resilience of European beech and pubescent oak

E Gonzalez de Andres, T Rosas… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A higher frequency and intensity of droughts will impair forest productivity. Therefore,
improving our understanding of which factors enhance tree growth resilience against …

Functional phenotypic plasticity mediated by water stress and [CO2] explains differences in drought tolerance of two phylogenetically close conifers

M Férriz, D Martin-Benito… - Tree …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Forests are threatened globally by increased recurrence and intensity of hot droughts.
Functionally close coexisting species may exhibit differences in drought vulnerability large …

Neighbourhood species richness and drought‐tolerance traits modulate tree growth and δ13C responses to drought

F Schnabel, KE Barry, S Eckhardt, J Guillemot… - Plant …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mixed‐species forests are promoted as a forest management strategy for climate change
adaptation, but whether they are more resistant to drought than monospecific forests …

At least it is a dry cold: the global distribution of freeze–thaw and drought stress and the traits that may impart poly-tolerance in conifers

KA McCulloh, SP Augustine, A Goke, R Jordan… - Tree …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Conifers inhabit some of the most challenging landscapes where multiple abiotic stressors
(eg, aridity, freezing temperatures) often co-occur. Physiological tolerance to multiple …

Exploring genomic variation associated with drought stress in Picea mariana populations

JD Napier, G de Lafontaine, FS Hu - Ecology and Evolution, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Predicted increases in drought and heat stress will likely induce shifts in species bioclimatic
envelopes. Genetic variants adapted to water limitation may prove pivotal for species …

Inter-genotypic differences in drought tolerance of maritime pine are modified by elevated [CO2]

D Sánchez-Gómez, JA Mancha, MT Cervera… - Annals of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Despite the importance of growth [CO2] and water
availability for tree growth and survival, little information is available on how the interplay of …

Decoupling of functional traits from intraspecific patterns of growth and drought stress resistance

KL Kerr, JC Fickle, WRL Anderegg - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Intraspecific variation in functional traits may mediate tree species' drought resistance, yet
whether trait variation is due to genotype (G), environment (E), or G× E interactions remains …

Linking physiological drought resistance traits to growth and mortality of three northeastern tree species

AM Barry, B Bein, Y Zhang, JW Wason - Tree Physiology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Climate change is raising concerns about how forests will respond to extreme droughts, heat
waves and their co-occurrence. In this greenhouse study, we tested how carbon and water …