Prolonged experimental drought reduces plant hydraulic conductance and transpiration and increases mortality in a piñon-juniper woodland

The variability of stomatal sensitivity to leaf water potential across tree species indicates a continuum between isohydric and anisohydric behaviours

(2014) Tamir Klein   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Loss of whole-tree hydraulic conductance during severe drought and multi-year forest die-off

(2014) William R. L. Anderegg et al.   OECOLOGIA

Carbohydrate dynamics and mortality in a piñon-juniper woodland under three future precipitation scenarios

(2014) LEE T. DICKMAN et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Water stress-induced xylem hydraulic failure is a causal factor of tree mortality in beech and poplar

(2013) Têtè Sévérien Barigah et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Hydraulic failure and repair are not routine in trees

(2013) Hervé Cochard et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

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

Our limited ability to predict vegetation dynamics under water stress

(2013) Chonggang Xu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

Towards an advanced assessment of the hydrological vulnerability of forests to climate change-induced drought

(2013) Tamir Klein et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Evaluating theories of drought-induced vegetation mortality using a multimodel-experiment framework

(2013) Nate G. McDowell 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

Precipitation thresholds and drought-induced tree die-off: insights from patterns ofPinus edulismortality along an environmental stress gradient

(2013) Michael J. Clifford 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

Regulation and acclimation of leaf gas exchange in a piñon-juniper woodland exposed to three different precipitation regimes

(2013) JEAN-MARC LIMOUSIN et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

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

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

Abscisic Acid Mediates a Divergence in the Drought Response of Two Conifers

(2013) T. J. Brodribb et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Climatic Correlates of Tree Mortality in Water- and Energy-Limited Forests

(2013) Adrian J. Das et al.   PLoS One

Hydraulic and carbohydrate changes in experimental drought-induced mortality of saplings in two conifer species

(2013) W. R. L. Anderegg et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Xylem recovery from drought-induced embolism: where is the hydraulic point of no return?

(2013) F. C. Meinzer et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Xylem embolism threshold for catastrophic hydraulic failure in angiosperm trees

(2013) M. Urli et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

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

Projected Future Changes in Vegetation in Western North America in the Twenty-First Century

(2012) Xiaoyan Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF CLIMATE

Reduction in carbon uptake during turn of the century drought in western North America

(2012) Christopher R. Schwalm et al.   Nature Geoscience

Forest mortality due to drought: latest insights, evidence and unresolved questions on physiological pathways and consequences of tree death

(2012) Melanie J. B. Zeppel et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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 responses to extreme drought conditions in three co-dominant tree species in shallow soil over bedrock

(2012) Kelly R. Kukowski et al.   OECOLOGIA

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

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

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

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

Methodology and performance of a rainfall manipulation experiment in a piñon–juniper woodland

(2012) Robert E. Pangle et al.   Ecosphere

Ecohydrological consequences of drought- and infestation- triggered tree die-off: insights and hypotheses

(2011) Henry D. Adams et al.   Ecohydrology

Large drought-induced aboveground live biomass losses in southern Rocky Mountain aspen forests

(2011) Cho-Ying Huang et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Rare drought-induced mortality of juniper is enhanced by edaphic stressors and influenced by stand density

(2011) M.A. Bowker et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

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

The interdependence of mechanisms underlying climate-driven vegetation mortality

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

A drought-induced pervasive increase in tree mortality across Canada's boreal forests

(2011) Changhui Peng et al.   Nature Climate Change

Climate Change and Bark Beetles of the Western United States and Canada: Direct and Indirect Effects

(2010) Barbara J. Bentz et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Tree mortality in drought-stressed mixed-conifer and ponderosa pine forests, Arizona, USA

(2010) Joseph L. Ganey et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Differential responses of production and respiration to temperature and moisture drive the carbon balance across a climatic gradient in New Mexico

(2010) KRISTINA J. ANDERSON-TEIXEIRA et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Assessing uncertainties in a second-generation dynamic vegetation model caused by ecological scale limitations

(2010) Rosie Fisher et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

(2010) Anna Sala et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Variation in woody plant mortality and dieback from severe drought among soils, plant groups, and species within a northern Arizona ecotone

(2010) Dan F. Koepke et al.   OECOLOGIA

Future dryness in the southwest US and the hydrology of the early 21st century drought

(2010) D. R. Cayan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Regional aboveground live carbon losses due to drought-induced tree dieback in piñon–juniper ecosystems

(2010) Cho-ying Huang et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

IPCC-AR4 climate simulations for the Southwestern US: the importance of future ENSO projections

(2009) Francina Dominguez et al.   CLIMATIC CHANGE

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

Leaf hydraulics and drought stress: response, recovery and survivorship in four woody temperate plant species

(2009) CHRISTOPHER J. BLACKMAN 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

Historical and Modern Disturbance Regimes, Stand Structures, and Landscape Dynamics in Piñon–Juniper Vegetation of the Western United States

(2009) William H. Romme et al.   Rangeland Ecology & Management

TRANSPIRATION AND HYDRAULIC STRATEGIES IN A PIÑON–JUNIPER WOODLAND

(2008) A. G. West et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

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

Evaluation of the terrestrial carbon cycle, future plant geography and climate-carbon cycle feedbacks using five Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs)

(2008) S. SITCH et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Drought-induced hydraulic limitations constrain leaf gas exchange recovery after precipitation pulses in the C3 woody legume, Prosopis velutina

(2008) Víctor Resco 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

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

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