Plants' physio-biochemical and phyto-hormonal responses to alleviate the adverse effects of drought stress: A comprehensive review

A Wahab, G Abdi, MH Saleem, B Ali, S Ullah, W Shah… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water, a necessary component of cell protoplasm, plays an essential role in supporting life
on Earth; nevertheless, extreme changes in climatic conditions limit water availability …

Field experiments have enhanced our understanding of drought impacts on terrestrial ecosystems—But where do we go from here?

AK Knapp, KV Condon, CC Folks… - Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We review results from field experiments that simulate drought, an ecologically impactful
global change threat that is predicted to increase in magnitude, extent, duration and …

Assessment of climate change effects on mountain ecosystems through a cross-site analysis in the Alps and Apennines

M Rogora, L Frate, ML Carranza, M Freppaz… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mountain ecosystems are sensitive and reliable indicators of climate change. Long-term
studies may be extremely useful in assessing the responses of high-elevation ecosystems to …

Shifts in plant functional composition following long‐term drought in grasslands

RJ Griffin‐Nolan, DM Blumenthal, SL Collins… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Plant traits can provide unique insights into plant performance at the community scale.
Functional composition, defined by both functional diversity and community‐weighted trait …

Global patterns of intraspecific leaf trait responses to elevation

G Midolo, P De Frenne, N Hölzel… - Global change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Elevational gradients are often used to quantify how traits of plant species respond to abiotic
and biotic environmental variations. Yet, such analyses are frequently restricted spatially …

High land‐use intensity exacerbates shifts in grassland vegetation composition after severe experimental drought

A Stampfli, JMG Bloor, M Fischer… - Global Change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change projections anticipate increased frequency and intensity of drought stress,
but grassland responses to severe droughts and their potential to recover are poorly …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying drought effects in Central European grasslands through regression-based unmixing of intra-annual Sentinel-2 time series

K Kowalski, A Okujeni, M Brell, P Hostert - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Severe droughts caused unprecedented impacts on grasslands in Central Europe in 2018
and 2019. Yet, spatially varying drought impacts on grasslands remain poorly understood as …

Seedling traits predict drought-induced mortality linked to diversity loss

S Harrison, M LaForgia - Proceedings of the National …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Trait-based approaches are increasingly used to predict ecological consequences of climate
change, yet seldom have solid links been established between plant traits and observed …

Plant stress memory is linked to high levels of anti-oxidative enzymes over several weeks

N Lukić, B Kukavica, B Davidović-Plavšić… - Environmental and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Drought stress is one of the major stressors for plants under climate change, depressing
growth through inhibition of photosynthesis and causing oxidative cell damage. It has been …

Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity

K Van Sundert, MAS Arfin Khan, S Bharath… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Droughts can strongly affect grassland productivity and biodiversity, but responses differ
widely. Nutrient availability may be a critical factor explaining this variation, but is often …