Over the last decade the field of tropical dendroecology has developed rapidly and major
achievements have been made. We reviewed the advances in three main themes within the …

High-resolution stem diameter variations (SDV) are widely recognized as a useful drought
stress indicator and have therefore been used in many irrigation scheduling studies. More …

Interannual variability in the global land carbon sink is strongly related to variations in
tropical temperature and rainfall. This association suggests an important role for moisture …

Climate affects the timing, rate and dynamics of tree growth, over time scales ranging from
seconds to centuries. Monitoring how a tree's stem radius varies over these time scales can …

The seasonal climate drivers of the carbon cycle in tropical forests remain poorly known,
although these forests account for more carbon assimilation and storage than any other …

Understanding how intra‐annual stem growth responds to atmospheric and soil conditions
is essential for assessing the effects of climate extremes on forest productivity. In species …

Implementing sustainable forest management requires basic information on growth, ages,
reproduction and survival of exploited tree species. This information is generally derived …

• Climate models for the coming century predict rainfall reduction in the Amazonian region,
including change in water availability for tropical rainforests. Here, we test the extent to …

Highlights•Trees in Africa may form annual rings and grow to multicentury
age.•Dendroecology helps to reconstruct climate trends and atmospheric circulation …

Climate models predict a range of changes in tropical forest regions, including increased
average temperatures, decreased total precipitation, reduced soil moisture and alterations in …