Temperate forests in northeast Asia are crucial to maintaining biodiversity conservation and
ecological security. Under the background of global warming and drought, it is of great …

Tree-ring analysis provides an effective way to detect complex responses of trees to climate
warming and has been extensively used in ecological studies; however, there is often a lack …

The Earth has experienced an unequivocal warming, with the warmest period of the past
150 years occurring in the last three decades. Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis), a key tree …

Global forests suffer from increasing drought pressure, as drought are more intense, and last
for longer, and occur more frequently, but how drought intensity and duration affect post …

Global climate change has led to rising temperatures and drought in boreal forests in
Northeast China. In some areas, shrubs and trees coexist in high altitude and high latitude …

Temperate forest is one of the largest forest biomes and is undergoing remarkable shifts in
forest composition and ecosystem productivity under warming climates. However, there are …

Mongolian oak is a widely distributed tree species in broadleaf forests of North China, which
are susceptible to increasing drought. Expansion of oak species ranges has been reported …

Winter snow plays a crucial role in regulating tree growth during the subsequent growing
season in regions suffering seasonal or even annual drought stress, but the mechanisms of …

Abstract Background Pinus koraiensis Siebold & Zucc.(Korean pine) is a key species of the
mixed cold temperate forests of Northeast Asia. Current climate change can significantly …

Crown architecture is a critical component for a tree to interact with the ambient environment
and to compete with neighbors. However, little is known regarding how climate variability …