Some disturbances can drive ecological systems to abrupt shifts between alternative stages
(tipping points) when critical transitions occur. Drought‐induced tree death can be …

Paleoseismology has been making an important contribution to understanding the Alpine
Fault and the hazard it poses to society. However, evidence of past earthquakes comes from …

Our objective was to infer the controls of spatial variation in historical fire regimes. We
reconstructed a multicentury history of fire frequency, size, season, and severity from fire …

1 The spatial and temporal patterns of fire, snow avalanches and spruce beetle out-breaks
were investigated in Marvine Lakes Valley in the Colorado Rocky Mountains in forests of …

Extreme climatic events are key factors in initiating gradual or sudden changes in forest
ecosystems through the promotion of severe, tree‐killing disturbances such as fire …

1 Although climatic variability is a strong driving force for forest dynamics, drought-induced
mortality has generally received much less attention than other types of disturbance. 2 In …

Climate warming is expected to positively alter upward and poleward treelines which are
controlled by low temperature and a short growing season. Despite the importance of …

Stands and trees may exhibit different climate–growth responses compared to neighbouring
forests and individuals. The study of these differences is crucial to understanding the effects …

Climate change projections indicate drier conditions and an increase in the frequency and
duration of extreme drought events in the coming decades in Central Europe. However, it is …

Disturbances influence forest dynamics across a range of spatial and temporal scales. In
tropical forests most studies have focused on disturbances occurring at small spatial and …