Tree-ring studies provide important contributions to understanding the climate sensitivity of
tropical trees and the effects of global change on tropical forests. This chapter reviews recent …

Over the last decade the field of tropical dendroecology has developed rapidly and major
achievements have been made. We reviewed the advances in three main themes within the …

Within the tropics, the species richness of tree communities is strongly and positively
associated with precipitation. Previous research has suggested that this macroecological …

Warmer and drier climates over Amazonia have been predicted for the next century with
expected changes in regional water and carbon cycles. We examined the impact of …

Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations (ca) will undoubtedly affect the metabolism of
tropical forests worldwide; however, critical aspects of how tropical forests will respond …

Intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE), defined as the ratio of photosynthesis to stomatal
conductance, is a key variable in plant physiology and ecology. Yet, how rising atmospheric …

Drought is likely the main abiotic stress that affects wheat yield. The identification of drought-
tolerant genotypes represents an effective way of dealing with the continuous decrease in …

Climate change can directly affect forest hydrology by altering precipitation,
evapotranspiration, and streamflow generation, or indirectly by changing disturbance …

Species‐specific responses of plant intrinsic water‐use efficiency (iWUE) to multiple
environmental drivers associated with climate change, including soil moisture (θ), vapor …

We review a vast literature of Neotropical forest science and wood anatomical research that
identifies 220 tree species from 46 botanical families with confirmed annual tree-ring …