The role of defoliation and root rot pathogen infection in driving the mode of drought-related physiological decline in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)

The effect of fungal pathogens on the water and carbon economy of trees: implications for drought-induced mortality

(2014) Jonàs Oliva et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Lethal drought leads to reduction in nonstructural carbohydrates in Norway spruce tree roots but not in the canopy

(2013) Henrik Hartmann et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Drought predisposes piñon-juniper woodlands to insect attacks and mortality

(2013) Monica L. Gaylord et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

(2013) Rafael Poyatos et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Reduced transpiration response to precipitation pulses precedes mortality in a piñon-juniper woodland subject to prolonged drought

(2013) Jennifer A. Plaut et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Shoot desiccation and hydraulic failure in temperate woody angiosperms during an extreme summer drought

(2013) Andrea Nardini et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Thirst beats hunger - declining hydration during drought prevents carbon starvation in Norway spruce saplings

(2013) Henrik Hartmann et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Nonstructural leaf carbohydrate dynamics ofPinus edulisduring drought-induced tree mortality reveal role for carbon metabolism in mortality mechanism

(2013) Henry D. Adams et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

How do trees die? A test of the hydraulic failure and carbon starvation hypotheses

(2013) SANNA SEVANTO et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The dynamic pipeline: hydraulic capacitance and xylem hydraulic safety in four tall conifer species

(2013) KATHERINE A. MCCULLOH et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Xylem embolism threshold for catastrophic hydraulic failure in angiosperm trees

(2013) M. Urli et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Forest pathogens with higher damage potential due to climate change in Europe

(2012) N. La Porta et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

Patterns of Forest Decline and Regeneration Across Scots Pine Populations

(2012) Albert Vilà-Cabrera et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Understanding the role of sapwood loss and reaction zone formation on radial growth of Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees decayed by Heterobasidion annosum s.l.

(2012) Jonàs Oliva et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Changes in transpiration and foliage growth in lodgepole pine trees following mountain pine beetle attack and mechanical girdling

(2012) Robert M. Hubbard et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Drought's legacy: multiyear hydraulic deterioration underlies widespread aspen forest die-off and portends increased future risk

(2012) William R. L. Anderegg et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Drought response strategies define the relative contributions of hydraulic dysfunction and carbohydrate depletion during tree mortality

(2012) Patrick J. Mitchell 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

Differential ecophysiological response of a major Mediterranean pine species across a climatic gradient

(2012) T. Klein et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Carbon dynamics in trees: feast or famine?

(2012) A. Sala et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Temperature as a potent driver of regional forest drought stress and tree mortality

(2012) A. Park Williams et al.   Nature Climate Change

An annual pattern of native embolism in upper branches of four tall conifer species

(2011) Katherine A. McCulloh et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Drought induces opposite changes in the concentration of non-structural carbohydrates of two evergreen Nothofagus species of differential drought resistance

(2011) Frida I. Piper   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Drought-induced forest decline: causes, scope and implications

(2011) J. Martinez-Vilalta et al.   Biology Letters

Hydraulic failure and tree dieback are associated with high wood density in a temperate forest under extreme drought

(2011) WILLIAM A. HOFFMANN 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

The roles of hydraulic and carbon stress in a widespread climate-induced forest die-off

(2011) W. R. L. Anderegg et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

Mobile carbohydrates in Himalayan treeline trees I. Evidence for carbon gain limitation but not for growth limitation

(2011) M.-H. Li 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

Site, plot, and individual tree yield reduction of interior Douglas-fir associated with non-lethal infection by Armillaria root disease in southern British Columbia

(2010) M.G. Cruickshank et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Mind the bubbles: achieving stable measurements of maximum hydraulic conductivity through woody plant samples

(2010) Susana Espino et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The mechanisms of carbon starvation: how, when, or does it even occur at all?

(2010) Nate G. McDowell et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

(2010) Anna Sala et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

Widespread Increase of Tree Mortality Rates in the Western United States

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

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

Hydraulic Failure Defines the Recovery and Point of Death in Water-Stressed Conifers

(2008) T. J. Brodribb et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

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

(2008) G. B. Bonan   SCIENCE