ABSTRACT Widespread, rapid, drought‐, and infestation‐triggered tree mortality is
emerging as a phenomenon affecting forests globally and may be linked to increasing …

A protective forest, including shelterbelt, windbreak, and shelter forest as its synonyms, is
characterized by the protective functions of various forest types distributed or planted on …

Although a few texts on forest hydrology are available, they cover very little, if any,
background on water resources. On the other hand, books dealing with water resources do …

Plant phenology characterises the seasonal cyclicity of biological events such as budburst,
flowering, fructification, leaf senescence and leaf fall. These biological events are genetically …

Rainfall interception by the forest cover causes an important reduction in bulk rainfall in
semiarid climates, such as the Mediterranean. Unmanaged, dense pine stands in this area …

The impact of urbanisation on the water balance of a catchment dominated by surface water
and groundwater interactions was investigated by using a process-based coupled surface …

Mast seeding, the synchronous, highly variable seed production among years, is very
common in tree species, but there is no consensus about its main causes and the main …

In the Mediterranean basin, precipitation is expected to decline as a consequence of climate
change. The response of a Quercus ilex forest in southern France to such a decline in water …

Mediterranean forests are found in the Mediterranean basin, California, the South African
Cape Province, South and southwestern Australia and parts of Central Chile. They represent …

Despite some progress, the importance of stemflow remains obscured partly due to
computations emphasizing canopy interception loss. We advocate for two metrics—the …