For addressing potential food shortages, a fundamental tradeoff exists between investing
more resources to increasing productivity of existing crops, as opposed to increasing crop …

Flowering, the beginning of the reproductive growth, is a significant stage in the growth and
development of plants. Conifers are economically and ecologically important, characterized …

Drought-induced forest dieback can lead to a tipping point in community dominance, but the
coupled response at the tree and stand-level response has not been properly addressed …

Given the rising frequency of drought events, close-to-nature principles appear to be a
suitable management option for promoting more adapted forests by increasing diversity and …

Many trees exhibit masting–where reproduction is temporally variable and synchronous
over large areas. Several dominant masting species occur in tropical cyclone (TC)‐prone …

Climate change has negative effects on especially plant species that have a limited habitat.
In this context, the stone pine (Pinus pinea L.), which has a limited distribution, is prominent …

Climate models predict that the Mediterranean region will experience a particularly marked
increase in aridity during the 21st century when compared to other regions. This study …

Umbrella pine (Pinus pinea L.) cones take three years to develop. With the increasing
frequency of extreme droughts, water available for trees has decreased—climate change is …

Kernels found in stone pinecones are of great economic value, often surpassing timber
income for most forest owners. Visually evaluating cone production on standing trees is …

Pinus pinea is one of the most important tree species in the Mediterranean region due to the
economic value of its edible seeds called “piñones”. Timber also represents an important …