Biomass partitioning in a future dry and CO2 enriched climate: Shading aggravates drought effects in Scots pine but not European black pine seedlings

No carbon “bet hedging” in pine seedlings under prolonged summer drought and elevated CO2

(2017) Christoph Bachofen et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Root architecture might account for contrasting establishment success of Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii and Pinus sylvestris in Central Europe under dry conditions

(2016) Barbara Moser et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Long-term thinning alters ponderosa pine reproduction in northern Arizona

(2016) Kelsey N. Flathers et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Response to CO2 enrichment of understory vegetation in the shade of forests

(2016) Dohyoung Kim et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Shedding light on shade: ecological perspectives of understorey plant life

(2016) Fernando Valladares et al.   Plant Ecology & Diversity

Adaptation and plasticity in aboveground allometry variation of four pine species along environmental gradients

(2016) Natalia Vizcaíno-Palomar et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Alternative approaches to assessing the natural regeneration of Scots pine in a Mediterranean forest

(2015) Daniel Moreno-Fernández et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Functional traits and adaptive capacity of European forests to climate change

(2015) Filippo Bussotti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Growth and yield of mixed versus pure stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) analysed along a productivity gradient through Europe

(2015) H. Pretzsch et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Time to get moving: assisted gene flow of forest trees

(2015) Sally N. Aitken et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Cold temperature extremes during spring do not limit the range shift of Mediterranean pines into regions with intermittent frost

(2015) Christoph Bachofen et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Drought stress limits the geographic ranges of two tree species via different physiological mechanisms

(2015) Leander D. L. Anderegg et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Polytolerance to abiotic stresses: how universal is the shade-drought tolerance trade-off in woody species?

(2015) Lauri Laanisto et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Improvement of water and light availability after thinning at a xeric site: which matters more? A dual isotope approach

(2015) Arnaud Giuggiola et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Decreased water limitation under elevated CO2amplifies potential for forest carbon sinks

(2015) Caroline E. Farrior et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

How tree roots respond to drought

(2015) Ivano Brunner et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Drought resistance of Pinus sylvestris seedlings conferred by plastic root architecture rather than ectomycorrhizal colonisation

(2014) Barbara Moser et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Climate change and European forests: What do we know, what are the uncertainties, and what are the implications for forest management?

(2014) Marcus Lindner et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Effects of temperature and drought manipulations on seedlings of Scots pine provenances

(2014) S. Taeger et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Fine root biomass and dynamics in beech forests across a precipitation gradient - is optimal resource partitioning theory applicable to water-limited mature trees?

(2013) Dietrich Hertel et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Microclimate in forests with varying leaf area index and soil moisture: potential implications for seedling establishment in a changing climate

(2013) Georg von Arx et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Sensitivity of plants to changing atmospheric CO2concentration: from the geological past to the next century

(2013) Peter J. Franks et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Beyond global change: lessons from 25 years of CO2 research

(2013) Sebastian Leuzinger et al.   OECOLOGIA

Growth and stable isotope signals associated with drought-related mortality in saplings of two coexisting pine species

(2013) Asier Herrero et al.   OECOLOGIA

Effects of Elevated [CO2] and Low Soil Moisture on the Physiological Responses of Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum L.) Seedlings to Light

(2013) Gabriel Danyagri et al.   PLoS One

Driving factors of a vegetation shift from Scots pine to pubescent oak in dry Alpine forests

(2012) Andreas Rigling et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Climate change may cause severe loss in the economic value of European forest land

(2012) Marc Hanewinkel et al.   Nature Climate Change

Ecological Lessons from Free-Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) Experiments

(2011) Richard J. Norby et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Drought-induced forest decline: causes, scope and implications

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

Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) assisted migration potential: testing establishment north of the species range

(2011) Sierra C. McLane et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Cold hardiness of Pinus nigra Arnold as influenced by geographic origin, warming, and extreme summer drought

(2011) Juergen Kreyling et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Biomass allocation to leaves, stems and roots: meta-analyses of interspecific variation and environmental control

(2011) Hendrik Poorter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Phenotypic plasticity facilitates resistance to climate change in a highly variable environment

(2011) Sarah Richter et al.   OECOLOGIA

Potential shift in tree species composition after interaction of fire and drought in the Central Alps

(2010) B. Moser et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

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

Elevated CO2 effects on plant carbon, nitrogen, and water relations: six important lessons from FACE

(2009) Andrew D. B. Leakey et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Shade Tolerance, a Key Plant Feature of Complex Nature and Consequences

(2008) Fernando Valladares et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Climate warming will reduce growth and survival of Scots pine except in the far north

(2008) P. B. Reich et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS