[HTML][HTML] Seasonal precipitation and continentality drive bimodal growth in Mediterranean forests

C Valeriano, E Gutiérrez, M Colangelo, A Gazol… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tree phenology is sensitive to climate warming and changes in seasonal precipitation. Long
xylogenesis records are scarce, thus limiting our ability to analyse how radial growth …

Patterns, timing, and environmental drivers of growth in two coexisting green‐stemmed Mediterranean alpine shrubs species

EC Albrecht, S Dobbert, R Pape, J Löffler - New Phytologist, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The Mediterranean alpine is one of the most vulnerable ecosystems under future
environmental change. Yet, patterns, timing and environmental controls of plant growth are …

Complex environmental control of growth in a dominant Mediterranean‐alpine shrub species

EC Albrecht, S Dobbert, R Pape, J Löffler - Journal of Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mediterranean‐alpine plants are exposed to harsh conditions, forcing them to perform with
well‐adapted physiological strategies to withstand the dual stressors that arise from winter …

An earlier start of growing season can affect tree radial growth through regulating cumulative growth rate

J Kang, Z Yang, B Yu, Q Ma, S Jiang… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change is profoundly affecting phenology, especially in the Northern Hemisphere.
Nevertheless, how tree radial growth responds to phenological shifts remains to be …

[HTML][HTML] Topoclimatic modulation of growth and production of intra-annual density fluctuations in Juniperus thurifera

JJ Camarero, A Gazol, C Valeriano, M Pizarro… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Forest growth is driven by climate variability at continental to regional scales, but other
factors play major roles at local scales (0.1–1 ha). Topography impacts on tree growth …

Experimental and theoretical analysis of tree-ring growth in cold climates

VV Shishov, A Arzac, MI Popkova, B Yang… - Boreal Forests in the …, 2023 - Springer
The medium-and long-term projections of global climate models show the effects of global
warming will be most pronounced in cold climate areas, especially in the high latitudes of …

[HTML][HTML] Response of model-based cambium phenology and climatic factors to tree growth in the Altai Mountains, Central Asia

J Kang, VV Shishov, I Tychkov, P Zhou, S Jiang… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is important to study the relationships between tree growth and phenology and climate
factors in Central Asia for the sustainable development of forest ecology and the exploration …

Bimodal and unimodal radial growth of Mediterranean oaks along a coast-inland gradient

J Tumajer, X Serra-Maluquer, A Gazol… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wood formation during the growing season is shaped by the intra-annual variability of
climatic conditions. In the Mediterranean, the cambial activity is seasonally constrained by …

[HTML][HTML] Site-contingent responses to drought of core and relict Tetraclinis articulata populations from Morocco and Spain

M Zemrani, JJ Camarero, C Valeriano… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
The growth responses to climate variability are still unknown in locally threatened conifers
from dry regions, but this information is necessary for improving the conservation of relict …

Plant–soil–climate interaction in observed and simulated tree-radial growth dynamics of downy birch in permafrost

MV Fonti, II Tychkov, VV Shishov… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Climate change projections forecast most significant impacts on high-latitude forest
ecosystems. Particularly, climate warming in boreal regions should increase fire severity and …