Ecophysiology and plasticity of wood and phloem formation

A Deslauriers, P Fonti, S Rossi, CBK Rathgeber… - … : tree-ring analyses …, 2017 - Springer
Long-lived plants need to continuously adjust their structure to fit the changing
environmental constraints. Xylem and phloem growth represent both the means used to …

Morpho-anatomical traits for plant adaptation to drought

V De Micco, G Aronne - Plant responses to drought stress: From …, 2012 - Springer
Plant resistance to drought relies on adaptive strategies based on the timing of
phenophases and on the presence of structural traits mainly related to:(1) increase of water …

God save the queen! How and why the dominant evergreen species of the Mediterranean Basin is declining?

F Alderotti, E Verdiani - AoB Plants, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Quercus ilex may be considered the queen tree of the Mediterranean Basin, dominating
coastal forest areas up to 2000 m above sea level at some sites. However, an increase in …

Intra-annual density fluctuations in tree rings: how, when, where, and why?

V De Micco, F Campelo, M De Luis, A Bräuning… - IAWA Journal, 2016 - brill.com
Intra-annual density fluctuations (IADFs) in tree rings are generally considered structural
anomalies caused by deviations from the “normal course” of xylogenesis during the growing …

From xylogenesis to tree rings: wood traits to investigate tree response to environmental changes

V De Micco, M Carrer, CBK Rathgeber, JJ Camarero… - IAWA journal, 2019 - brill.com
It is noteworthy that the largest part of global vegetation biomass depends on a thin layer of
cells: the vascular cambium. Understanding the wood formation processes and relationships …

Influence of drought on tree rings and tracheid features of Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris in a mesic Mediterranean forest

D Martin-Benito, H Beeckman, I Canellas - European Journal of Forest …, 2013 - Springer
We investigated the influence of climate on the ring width and xylem anatomy of two co-
occurring pines (Pinus nigra Arn. and P. sylvestris L.) in the mountains of east-central Spain …

Tracing carbon and oxygen isotope signals from newly assimilated sugars in the leaves to the tree‐ring archive

A Gessler, E Brandes, N Buchmann… - Plant, Cell & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The analysis of δ13C and δ18O in tree‐ring archives offers retrospective insights into
environmental conditions and ecophysiological processes. While photosynthetic carbon …

Age-dependent responses of tree-ring growth and intra-annual density fluctuations of Pinus pinaster to Mediterranean climate

J Vieira, F Campelo, C Nabais - Trees, 2009 - Springer
Dendrochronology generally assumes that climate–growth relationships are age
independent once the biological growth trend has been removed. However, tree physiology …

Drought impact on water use efficiency and intra‐annual density fluctuations in Erica arborea on Elba (Italy)

G Battipaglia, V De Micco, WA Brand… - Plant, Cell & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
E rica arborea (L) is a widespread M editerranean species, able to cope with water stress
and colonize semiarid environments. The eco‐physiological plasticity of this species was …

Compensatory mechanisms mitigate the effect of warming and drought on wood formation

L Balducci, HE Cuny, CBK Rathgeber… - Plant, Cell & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Because of global warming, high‐latitude ecosystems are expected to experience increases
in temperature and drought events. Wood formation will have to adjust to these new climatic …