Abstract Background In the Mediterranean climate, plants have evolved under conditions of
low soil-water and nutrient availabilities and have acquired a series of adaptive traits that, in …

Climate change is projected to increase fire severity and frequency in the boreal forest, but it
could also directly affect post-fire recruitment processes by impacting seed production …

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 …

Recent large-scale studies of tree growth in the Iberian Peninsula reported contrasting
positive and negative effects of temperature in Mediterranean angiosperms and conifers …

Global change poses new challenges for plant species, including novel and complex
combinations of environmental conditions to which plants should adjust and adapt …

I have attempted to reach a wide range of readers, from those with no formal forestry
education through to forest scientists involved in research. This has meant dealing with …

We investigated the variability of the climate-growth relationship of Aleppo pine across its
distribution range in the Mediterranean Basin. We constructed a network of tree-ring index …

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 …

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 …

Establishing physiological thresholds to drought-induced mortality in a range of plant
species is crucial in understanding how plants respond to severe drought. Here, five …