Tree vitality indicators revealed a rapid response of beech forests to the 2018 drought

Assessing the response of forest productivity to climate extremes in Switzerland using model–data fusion

(2020) Volodymyr Trotsiuk et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

A first assessment of the impact of the extreme 2018 summer drought on Central European forests

(2020) Bernhard Schuldt et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Forest microclimate dynamics drive plant responses to warming

(2020) Florian Zellweger et al.   SCIENCE

Extreme summer heat and drought lead to early fruit abortion in European beech

(2020) Anita Nussbaumer et al.   Scientific Reports

A multi-proxy approach reveals common and species-specific features associated with tree defoliation in broadleaved species

(2020) E. Gottardini et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Tree diversity mitigates defoliation after a drought-induced tipping point

(2018) Rita Sousa-Silva et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Research frontiers for improving our understanding of drought-induced tree and forest mortality

(2018) Henrik Hartmann et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Mapping canopy defoliation by herbivorous insects at the individual tree level using bi-temporal airborne imaging spectroscopy and LiDAR measurements

(2018) Ran Meng et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Revisiting the recent European droughts from a long-term perspective

(2018) Martin Hanel et al.   Scientific Reports

Tree carbon allocation explains forest drought-kill and recovery patterns

(2018) A. T. Trugman et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality

(2017) Henry D. Adams et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Seasonal photosynthetic response of European beech to severe summer drought: Limitation, recovery and post-drought stimulation

(2016) Matthias Arend et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Consistent response of crown transparency, shoot growth and leaf traits on Norway spruce ( Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) trees along an elevation gradient in northern Italy

(2016) Elena Gottardini et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Sensitivity analysis of environmental models: A systematic review with practical workflow

(2016) Francesca Pianosi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE

Forest observational studies: an alternative to designed experiments

(2016) K. von Gadow et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Importance of tree height and social position for drought-related stress on tree growth and mortality

(2016) Rüdiger Grote et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Pervasive drought legacies in forest ecosystems and their implications for carbon cycle models

(2015) W. R. L. Anderegg et al.   SCIENCE

Temperate forest health in an era of emerging megadisturbance

(2015) C. I. Millar et al.   SCIENCE

Stomatal conductance and intrinsic water use efficiency in the drought year 2003: a case study of European beech

(2015) Rainer Hentschel et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Larger trees suffer most during drought in forests worldwide

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

Patterns of drought tolerance in major European temperate forest trees: climatic drivers and levels of variability

(2014) Christian Zang et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Chronic water stress reduces tree growth and the carbon sink of deciduous hardwood forests

(2014) Edward R. Brzostek et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Plot-scale modelling to detect size, extent, and correlates of changes in tree defoliation in French high forests

(2013) Marco Ferretti et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

(2012) Brendan Choat et al.   NATURE

Carbon dynamics in trees: feast or famine?

(2012) A. Sala et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Ecophysiological and transcriptomic responses of oak (Quercus robur) to long-term drought exposure and rewatering

(2011) Nadine Spieß et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Components of tree resilience: effects of successive low-growth episodes in old ponderosa pine forests

(2011) Francisco Lloret et al.   OIKOS

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

Does exceeding the critical loads for nitrogen alter nitrate leaching, the nutrient status of trees and their crown condition at Swiss Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) sites?

(2009) Anne Thimonier et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

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

Responses of canopy duration to temperature changes in four temperate tree species: relative contributions of spring and autumn leaf phenology

(2009) Yann Vitasse et al.   OECOLOGIA

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