Hydraulic failure is one of the main causes of tree mortality in conditions of severe drought.
Resistance to cavitation is known to be strongly related to drought tolerance and species …

We review the evidence of how organisms and populations are currently responding to
climate change through phenotypic plasticity, genotypic evolution, changes in distribution …

The global hydrological cycle is predicted to become more intense in future climates, with
both larger precipitation events and longer times between events in some regions …

Climate change will increase the recurrence of extreme weather events such as drought and
heavy rainfall. Evidence suggests that modifications in extreme weather events pose …

Changes in resource availability can alter the functioning of ecosystems, especially with
regard to both population dynamics and the cycling of organic matter and nutrients. At …

Quantifying western US rangelands as a series of fractional components with remote
sensing provides a new way to understand these changing ecosystems. Nine rangeland …

Many parts of the world experience frequent and severe droughts. Summer drought can
significantly reduce primary productivity and carbon sequestration capacity. The impacts of …

Widespread drought-induced mortality of woody plants has recently occurred worldwide, is
likely to be exacerbated by future climate change and holds large ecological consequences …

The structure and functioning of semi-arid ecosystems are strongly influenced by
precipitation patterns. Water availability in such environments is highly pulsed, and discrete …

Changes in precipitation patterns and inputs have the potential to cause major changes in
productivity, composition, and diversity of terrestrial plant communities. Vegetation response …