Xylem embolism threshold for catastrophic hydraulic failure in angiosperm trees
Hydraulic failure is one of the main causes of tree mortality in conditions of severe drought.
Resistance to cavitation is known to be strongly related to drought tolerance and species …
Resistance to cavitation is known to be strongly related to drought tolerance and species …
Hydrological niches in terrestrial plant communities: a review
Despite the fundamental significance of water to plants and the persisting question of how
competing species coexist, this is the first review of hydrological niches. We define …
competing species coexist, this is the first review of hydrological niches. We define …
Divergent forest sensitivity to repeated extreme droughts
WRL Anderegg, AT Trugman, G Badgley… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
Climate change-driven increases in drought frequency and severity could compromise forest
ecosystems and the terrestrial carbon sink,–. While the impacts of single droughts on forests …
ecosystems and the terrestrial carbon sink,–. While the impacts of single droughts on forests …
Low growth resilience to drought is related to future mortality risk in trees
Severe droughts have the potential to reduce forest productivity and trigger tree mortality.
Most trees face several drought events during their life and therefore resilience to dry …
Most trees face several drought events during their life and therefore resilience to dry …
A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality
Widespread tree mortality associated with drought has been observed on all forested
continents and global change is expected to exacerbate vegetation vulnerability. Forest …
continents and global change is expected to exacerbate vegetation vulnerability. Forest …
The 2018 European heatwave led to stem dehydration but not to consistent growth reductions in forests
RL Salomón, RL Peters, R Zweifel… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Heatwaves exert disproportionately strong and sometimes irreversible impacts on forest
ecosystems. These impacts remain poorly understood at the tree and species level and …
ecosystems. These impacts remain poorly understood at the tree and species level and …
Dynamics of non‐structural carbohydrates in terrestrial plants: a global synthesis
Plants store large amounts of non‐structural carbohydrates (NSC). While multiple functions
of NSC have long been recognized, the interpretation of NSC seasonal dynamics is often …
of NSC have long been recognized, the interpretation of NSC seasonal dynamics is often …
Rapid hydraulic collapse as cause of drought-induced mortality in conifers
Understanding the vulnerability of trees to drought-induced mortality is key to predicting the
fate of forests in a future climate with more frequent and intense droughts, although the …
fate of forests in a future climate with more frequent and intense droughts, although the …
Meta-analysis reveals that hydraulic traits explain cross-species patterns of drought-induced tree mortality across the globe
Drought-induced tree mortality has been observed globally and is expected to increase
under climate change scenarios, with large potential consequences for the terrestrial carbon …
under climate change scenarios, with large potential consequences for the terrestrial carbon …
Widespread drought‐induced tree mortality at dry range edges indicates that climate stress exceeds species' compensating mechanisms
Drought‐induced tree mortality is projected to increase due to climate change, which will
have manifold ecological and societal impacts including the potential to weaken or reverse …
have manifold ecological and societal impacts including the potential to weaken or reverse …