Long-lived plants need to continuously adjust their structure to fit the changing
environmental constraints. Xylem and phloem growth represent both the means used to …

We analyzed the impact of drought measured on different time-scales on radial growth of
eight tree species during the period 1950–2005 growing across a wide climatic gradient …

Severe droughts limit tree growth and forest productivity worldwide, a phenomenon which is
expected to aggravate over the next decades. However, how drought intensity and climatic …

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 …

In Mediterranean areas where drought-induced forest dieback and tree mortality have been
widely reported, it is still under debate how the likely risks of climate change will affect tree …

Background and Aims A series of studies have shown that temperature triggers the onset of
xylogenesis of trees after winter dormancy. However, little is known about whether and how …

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 …

Mediterranean trees and shrubs adjust physiological processes to ensure their functioning
under shifting dry conditions. However, little is known about spatial and between-species …

Tree rings are natural archives of climate and environmental information with a yearly
resolution. Indeed, wood anatomical, chemical, and other properties of tree rings are a …

Dendroclimatology generally assumes that climate–growth relationships are age and size
independent. However, there is evidence that climate response can be unstable across …