Climate, competition and site conditions are the main drivers controlling annual secondary
growth in tree species. These factors do no act independently on tree growth, but by means …

Climate warming and increasing aridity have impacted diverse ecosystems in the
Mediterranean region since at least the 1970s. Pinus pinea L. has significant environmental …

Studying intra-annual growth dynamics through a modelling approach has proved useful for
characterizing differences in wood phenology between species and deviations from the …

Understanding the relative contributions of competition and climate on individual tree growth
is critical to project realistic forest dynamics under projected climate scenarios. Furthermore …

Within-range effects of climatic change on tree growth at the sub-regional scale remain
poorly understood. The aim of this research was to use climate and radial-growth data to …

Over recent decades, climate change has been particularly severe in the Mediterranean
basin, where the intensity and frequency of drought events have had a significant effect on …

Climate change in the Mediterranean, associated with warmer temperatures and more
frequent droughts, is expected to impact forest productivity and the functioning of forests …

In view of the projected increases in the frequency and duration of drought events in the
Mediterranean basin, a better understanding how differences in stand structure influence …

The influence of climate on forest stand composition, development and growth is
undeniable. Many studies have tried to quantify the effect of climatic variables on forest …

Mediterranean tree species have evolved to face seasonal water shortages, but may fail to
cope with future increases in drought frequency and intensity. We investigated stem radial …