A valid representation of intra‐annual wood formation processes in global vegetation
models is vital for assessing climate change impacts on the forest carbon stock. Yet, wood …

Infestations by the Eurasian spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus have recently caused
peaks in Norway spruce mortality in Central European forests. In this study, we examined …

Trees remain sufficiently hydrated during drought by closing stomata and reducing canopy
conductance (G c) in response to variations in atmospheric water demand and soil water …

The constant rise in the global temperature and unpredictable shifts in precipitation patterns
are two of the main effects of climate change. Therefore, there is an increasing amount of …

Temperature rise and more severe and frequent droughts will alter forest transpiration,
thereby affecting the global water cycle. Yet, tree responses to increased atmospheric …

Tropical forests are experiencing increases in vapour pressure deficit (D), with possible
negative impacts on tree growth. Tree‐growth reduction due to rising D is commonly …

Forests have an important regulating function on water runoff and the occurrence of shallow
landslides. Their structure and composition directly influence the risk of hydrogeomorphic …

Most terrestrial models synchronously calculate net primary productivity (NPP) using the
input climate variable, without the consideration of time-lag effects, which may increase the …

Key message The ongoing global warming tends to reduce Larix decidua radial growth and
ring wood density at the bottom of an elevational gradient in the French Alps, while it has a …

Wood growth constitutes the main process for long‐term atmospheric carbon sequestration
in vegetation. However, our understanding of the process of wood growth and its response …