Mediterranean ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots located between temperate mesic
climates and semi‐deserts and deserts. Mediterranean climates are characterized by a …

Plants frequently exhibit tradeoffs between reproduction and growth when resources are
limited, and often change these allocation patterns in response to stress. Shorter-lived plants …

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

The relevance of interspecific variation in the use of plant water sources has been
recognized in drought‐prone environments. By contrast, the characterization of intraspecific …

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 …

This study combines neutrality tests and environmental correlations to identify nonneutral
patterns of evolution in candidate genes related to drought stress in two closely related …

Recent observations suggest that repeated fires could drive Mediterranean forests to
shrublands, hosting flammable vegetation that regrows quickly after fire. This feedback …

Optimizing the germination timing is crucial for the establishment of new generations. We
hypothesized that environmental maternal effects may be relevant in the fine tuning of this …

The cost of plant reproduction or defence at the expense of other fitness traits is a central
component of life history theory. Yet the three central resource allocation pathways of …

A plastic response towards enhanced reproduction is expected in stressful environments,
but it is assumed to trade off against vegetative growth and efficiency in the use of available …