Drought-induced defoliation and long periods of near-zero gas exchange play a key role in accentuating metabolic decline of Scots pine

Patterns of Forest Decline and Regeneration Across Scots Pine Populations

(2012) Albert Vilà-Cabrera et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Differential daytime and night-time stomatal behavior in plants from North American deserts

(2012) Kiona Ogle et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Hydraulic limits preceding mortality in a piñon-juniper woodland under experimental drought

(2012) JENNIFER A. PLAUT et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Xylem function and climate adaptation in Pinus

(2011) Chris Creese et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Blue-stain infections in roots, stems and branches of declining Pinus sylvestris trees in a dry inner alpine valley in Switzerland

(2011) U. Heiniger et al.   FOREST PATHOLOGY

Extreme climatic events and vegetation: the role of stabilizing processes

(2011) Francisco Lloret et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Carbon reserves and canopy defoliation determine the recovery of Scots pine 4 yr after a drought episode

(2011) L. Galiano et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Mechanisms Linking Drought, Hydraulics, Carbon Metabolism, and Vegetation Mortality

(2011) N. G. McDowell   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Widespread crown condition decline, food web disruption, and amplified tree mortality with increased climate change-type drought

(2011) J. Carnicer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Predicting the decline in daily maximum transpiration rate of two pine stands during drought based on constant minimum leaf water potential and plant hydraulic conductance

(2011) R. A. Duursma et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Growth patterns in relation to drought-induced mortality at two Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) sites in NE Iberian Peninsula

(2011) Ana-Maria Hereş et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

The interdependence of mechanisms underlying climate-driven vegetation mortality

(2011) Nate G. McDowell et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Responses of transpiration and canopy conductance to partial defoliation of Eucalyptus globulus trees

(2010) Audrey G. Quentin et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

When Ecosystem Services Crash: Preparing for Big, Fast, Patchy Climate Change

(2010) David D. Breshears et al.   AMBIO

Structural and climatic determinants of demographic rates of Scots pine forests across the Iberian Peninsula

(2010) Albert Vilà-Cabrera et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Drought-Induced Multifactor Decline of Scots Pine in the Pyrenees and Potential Vegetation Change by the Expansion of Co-occurring Oak Species

(2010) L. Galiano et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

A multi-year study of rainfall and soil water controls on Scots pine transpiration under Mediterranean mountain conditions

(2010) P. Llorens et al.   HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES

Xylem function and growth rate interact to determine recovery rates after exposure to extreme water deficit

(2010) Tim J. Brodribb et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Physiological mechanisms of drought-induced tree mortality are far from being resolved

(2010) Anna Sala et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Effect of irrigation on needle morphology, shoot and stem growth in a drought-exposed Pinus sylvestris forest

(2010) M. Dobbertin et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests

(2009) Craig D. Allen et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Species-specific stomatal response of trees to drought - a link to vegetation dynamics?

(2009) R. Zweifel et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Hydraulic adjustment of Scots pine across Europe

(2009) J. Martínez-Vilalta et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Widespread Increase of Tree Mortality Rates in the Western United States

(2009) P. J. van Mantgem et al.   SCIENCE

Morphological and physiological responses of Scots pine fine roots to water supply in a dry climatic region in Switzerland

(2009) I. Brunner et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Response of Pinus sylvestris L. to recent climatic events in the French Mediterranean region

(2009) Ali Thabeet et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Estimating components of forest evapotranspiration: A footprint approach for scaling sap flux measurements

(2008) A. Christopher Oishi et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Response of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestrisL.) and pubescent oak (Quercus pubescensWilld.) to soil and atmospheric water deficits under Mediterranean mountain climate

(2008) Rafael Poyatos et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Simultaneous Inference in General Parametric Models

(2008) Torsten Hothorn et al.   BIOMETRICAL JOURNAL

Assessing the role of bark- and wood-boring insects in the decline of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) in the Swiss Rhone valley

(2008) B. WERMELINGER et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Tree die-off in response to global change-type drought: mortality insights from a decade of plant water potential measurements

(2008) David D Breshears et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Belowground drought response of European beech: fine root biomass and carbon partitioning in 14 mature stands across a precipitation gradient

(2008) INA C. MEIER et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Mechanisms of plant survival and mortality during drought: why do some plants survive while others succumb to drought?

(2008) Nate McDowell et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Forests and Climate Change: Forcings, Feedbacks, and the Climate Benefits of Forests

(2008) G. B. Bonan   SCIENCE