Mechanisms of woody-plant mortality under rising drought, CO2 and vapour pressure deficit

NG McDowell, G Sapes, A Pivovaroff… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Drought-associated woody-plant mortality has been increasing in most regions with multi-
decadal records and is projected to increase in the future, impacting terrestrial climate …

Strategies of tree species to adapt to drought from leaf stomatal regulation and stem embolism resistance to root properties

Z Chen, S Li, X Wan, S Liu - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Considerable evidences highlight the occurrence of increasing widespread tree mortality as
a result of global climate change-associated droughts. However, knowledge about the …

Addressing controversies in the xylem embolism resistance–vessel diameter relationship

E Isasa, RM Link, S Jansen, FR Tezeh… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although xylem embolism is a key process during drought‐induced tree mortality, its
relationship to wood anatomy remains debated. While the functional link between bordered …

Lack of hydraulic recovery as a cause of post‐drought foliage reduction and canopy decline in European beech

M Arend, RM Link, C Zahnd, G Hoch, B Schuldt… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
European beech (Fagus sylvatica) was among the most affected tree species during the
severe 2018 European drought. It not only suffered from instant physiological stress but also …

European beech dieback after premature leaf senescence during the 2018 drought in northern Switzerland

ER Frei, MM Gossner, Y Vitasse, V Queloz… - Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
During the particularly severe hot summer drought in 2018, widespread premature leaf
senescence was observed in several broadleaved tree species in Central Europe …

A first assessment of canopy cover loss in Germany's forests after the 2018–2020 drought years

F Thonfeld, U Gessner, S Holzwarth, J Kriese… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Central Europe was hit by several unusually strong periods of drought and heat between
2018 and 2020. These droughts affected forest ecosystems. Cascading effects with bark …

The AP2/ERF transcription factor PtoERF15 confers drought tolerance via JA‐mediated signaling in Populus

L Kong, Q Song, H Wei, Y Wang, M Lin, K Sun… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Drought stress is one of the major limiting factors for the growth and development of
perennial trees. Xylem vessels act as the center of water conduction in woody species, but …

Satellite data reveal differential responses of Swiss forests to unprecedented 2018 drought

J Sturm, MJ Santos, B Schmid… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme events such as the summer drought of 2018 in Central Europe are projected to
occur more frequently in the future and may cause major damages including increased tree …

Daytime stomatal regulation in mature temperate trees prioritizes stem rehydration at night

RL Peters, K Steppe, C Pappas, R Zweifel… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Trees remain sufficiently hydrated during drought by closing stomata and reducing canopy
conductance (G c) in response to variations in atmospheric water demand and soil water …

Networking the forest infrastructure towards near real-time monitoring–a white paper

R Zweifel, C Pappas, RL Peters, F Babst… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Forests account for nearly 90% of the world's terrestrial biomass in the form of carbon and
they support 80% of the global biodiversity. To understand the underlying forest dynamics …