Hydraulics play an important role in causing low growth rate and dieback of aging Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica trees in plantations of Northeast China

Climate determines vascular traits in the ecologically diverse genusEucalyptus

(2016) Sebastian Pfautsch et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Water use patterns of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica trees of different ages in a semiarid sandy lands of Northeast China

(2016) Lining Song et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Novel forest decline triggered by multiple interactions among climate, an introduced pathogen and bark beetles

(2016) Carmen M. Wong et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Assessing forest vulnerability to climate warming using a process-based model of tree growth: bad prospects for rear-edges

(2016) Raúl Sánchez-Salguero et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Relationships between individual-tree mortality and water-balance variables indicate positive trends in water stress-induced tree mortality across North America

(2016) Robbie A. Hember et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Drought-induced shoot dieback starts with massive root xylem embolism and variable depletion of nonstructural carbohydrates in seedlings of two tree species

(2016) Jesús Rodríguez-Calcerrada et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Comparison of intrinsic water use efficiency between different aged Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica wide windbreaks in semiarid sandy land of northern China

(2015) Lining Song et al.   AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS

How adaptable is the hydraulic system of European beech in the face of climate change-related precipitation reduction?

(2015) Bernhard Schuldt et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Darcy's law predicts widespread forest mortality under climate warming

(2015) Nathan G. McDowell et al.   Nature Climate Change

Larger trees suffer most during drought in forests worldwide

(2015) Amy C. Bennett et al.   Nature Plants

Recent advances in tree hydraulics highlight the ecological significance of the hydraulic safety margin

(2014) Sylvain Delzon et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Dynamics of leaf water relations components in co-occurring iso- and anisohydric conifer species

(2014) FREDERICK C. MEINZER et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Uptake of Water via Branches Helps Timberline Conifers Refill Embolized Xylem in Late Winter

(2014) S. Mayr et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Trade-offs between xylem hydraulic properties, wood anatomy and yield in Populus

(2014) P. Hajek et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Thirsty roots and hungry leaves: unravelling the roles of carbon and water dynamics in tree mortality

(2013) Anthony P. O'Grady et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Our limited ability to predict vegetation dynamics under water stress

(2013) Chonggang Xu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Foliar uptake of fog water and transport belowground alleviates drought effects in the cloud forest tree species,Drimys brasiliensis(Winteraceae)

(2013) Cleiton B. Eller 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

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

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

Freeze-Thaw Stress: Effects of Temperature on Hydraulic Conductivity and Ultrasonic Activity in Ten Woody Angiosperms

(2013) G. Charrier et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Effects of temperature and water deficit on cambial activity and woody ring features in Picea mariana saplings

(2013) L. Balducci et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Effects of land use changes on the groundwater table and the decline of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica plantations in southern Horqin Sandy Land, Northeast China

(2012) X. Zheng et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Hydraulic conductivity traits predict growth rates and adult stature of 40 Asian tropical tree species better than wood density

(2012) Ze-Xin Fan et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

(2012) Brendan Choat et al.   NATURE

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

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

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

Stand- and tree-level determinants of the drought response of Scots pine radial growth

(2011) Jordi Martínez-Vilalta et al.   OECOLOGIA

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

Constraints on physiological function associated with branch architecture and wood density in tropical forest trees

(2011) F. C. Meinzer et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Phenotypic plasticity in mesic populations of Pinus pinaster improves resistance to xylem embolism (P50) under severe drought

(2011) Leyre Corcuera 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

Differentiation of leaf water flux and drought tolerance traits in hemiepiphytic and non-hemiepiphytic Ficus tree species

(2010) Guang-You Hao et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Will a 385 million year-struggle for light become a struggle for water and for carbon? - How trees may cope with more frequent climate change-type drought events

(2010) HENRIK HARTMANN   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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

Foliar water uptake: a common water acquisition strategy for plants of the redwood forest

(2009) Emily Burns Limm et al.   OECOLOGIA

Size-dependent mortality in a Neotropical savanna tree: the role of height-related adjustments in hydraulic architecture and carbon allocation

(2009) YONG-JIANG ZHANG et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Temperature sensitivity of drought-induced tree mortality portends increased regional die-off under global-change-type drought

(2009) H. D. Adams et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FOLIAR ABSORPTION OF INTERCEPTED RAINFALL IMPROVES WOODY PLANT WATER STATUS MOST DURING DROUGHT

(2008) David D. Breshears et al.   ECOLOGY

Ultrasonic acoustic emissions in drought-stressed trees - more than signals from cavitation?

(2008) R. Zweifel et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Height-related trends in leaf xylem anatomy and shoot hydraulic characteristics in a tall conifer: safety versus efficiency in water transport

(2008) D. R. Woodruff et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

Safety and efficiency conflicts in hydraulic architecture: scaling from tissues to trees

(2008) JOHN S. SPERRY et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

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

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

Maximum height in a conifer is associated with conflicting requirements for xylem design

(2008) J.-C. Domec et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA