In many regions of the world, such as Southern Europe and most Mediterranean areas, the
frequency and magnitude of droughts and heat waves are expected to increase under …

Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition has been found to significantly affect plant growth and
physiological performance in terrestrial ecosystems. Many individual studies have …

Here, we conducted a meta‐analysis of experimental drought manipulation studies using
rainout shelters in five sites of natural grassland ecosystems of Europe. The single studies …

Resource‐use strategies are hypothesized to evolve along climatic gradients. However, our
understanding of the environmental factors driving divergent evolution of resource‐use …

Abstract Background and Aims Root traits are increasingly used to predict how plants modify
soil processes. Here, we assessed how drought-induced changes in root systems of four …

This study evaluates drought survival mechanisms of tropical dry forest (TDF) trees based on
their functional traits (FTs). We addressed the following questions:(i) What are the dominant …

Abstract Background and Aims Extreme climatic events such as severe droughts are
expected to increase with climate change and to limit grassland perennity. The present study …

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is a model C4 crop made experimentally tractable by extensive
genomic and genetic resources. Biomass sorghum is studied as a feedstock for biofuel and …

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

In semi-arid and arid regions, the selection of suitable grass species with high-yield
production, tolerance to drought stress, and potential for recovery from drought is of special …