Article
Ecology
Drew M. P. Peltier, William R. L. Anderegg, Jessica S. Guo, Kiona Ogle
Summary: This study reveals that the increasingly arid climate in the western USA has affected the growth and survival of trees. Tree-ring data shows that trees have a longer memory of precipitation (+15 months) and a more recent memory of temperature (-8 months). Additionally, trees have become more sensitive to drought and repeat droughts. The length of climate memory may be predictive of future tree mortality.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Firas Gerges, Rayan H. Assaad, Hani Nassif, Elie Bou-Zeid, Michel C. Boufadel
Summary: The resilience of communities has become a major goal in policy and practice, with laws requiring climate-related hazard vulnerability assessments in master plan updates. Quantifying community resilience is crucial to measure preparedness and enhance capacity to endure disasters. Two approaches, community and infrastructure resilience, are being pursued, and a hybrid approach combining both is proposed.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja, Arun K. Bose, Enrique Andivia, David Candel-Perez, Pedro A. Plaza-Alvarez, Juan C. Linares
Summary: The growth patterns, drought resistance, and resilience of trees are strongly influenced by age classes, with older trees showing greater growth reduction during droughts and younger trees exhibiting higher growth recovery rates. The effects of climatic water balance on tree basal area increment varied among age classes, and no significant impact of stand basal area and density on tree growth and resilience was observed. Older trees in black pine forests in Spain were found to be more negatively affected during droughts, suggesting potential management strategies to minimize future drought impacts.
Article
Ecology
Camille Bonhomme, Regis Cereghino, Jean-Francois Carrias, Arthur Compin, Bruno Corbara, Vincent E. J. Jassey, Josephine Leflaive, Vinicius F. Farjalla, Nicholas A. C. Marino, Thibaut Rota, Diane S. Srivastava, Celine Leroy
Summary: The research found that drought intensity negatively affected the resistance of aquatic invertebrate communities, but had a positive influence on community recovery post-drought. Community resilience mostly relied on in situ tolerance-resistance traits, while the rescue effect of immigration after a drought event was weak and mostly apparent under extreme droughts.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lizaan de Necker, Luc Brendonck, Johan van Vuren, Victor Wepener, Nico J. Smit
Summary: This study conducted field investigations in Lake Nyamithi, South Africa, and found that drought and increased salinity significantly reduced the taxon richness of aquatic invertebrates, but the lake demonstrated clear ecological resilience and recovery after receiving water sources.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maximiliane M. Herberich, Julia E. Schaedle, Katja Tielboerger
Summary: Climate change intensifies droughts, affecting soil water content and ecosystem functioning. Experimental drought studies show varying impacts on soil water content and productivity. In our study, extreme drought significantly decreased soil water content and productivity in grasslands but not in the forest understory. After the removal of the drought, grasslands showed resilience with soil water content and productivity returning to ambient conditions. Considering soil water content is key to understanding divergent productivity responses to extreme drought.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Forestry
R. Urrutia-Jalabert, J. Barichivich, V. Rozas, A. Lara, Y. Rojas, C. Bahamondez, M. Rojas-Badilla, T. Gipoulou-Zuniga, E. Cuq
Summary: The study in Chilean Andes evaluated the growth patterns, climate response, and drought resilience of Nothofagus obliqua forests across different latitudinal gradients. Tree growth was found to be influenced by stand dynamics and related to precipitation, with a negative impact from maximum temperature. The two northern stands showed higher resilience to drought, while overall climate conditions did not solely define the tolerance of stands, as local environmental factors played a significant role.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Juan Chen, Zhiyong Liu, Jiafu Mao, Tongtiegang Zhao, Tongbi Tu, Linyin Cheng, Chunyu Dong
Summary: The study found that water and energy co-regulate the spatial heterogeneity in drought resistance and resilience of global vegetation. Increased water availability is positively correlated with increased drought resistance, while increased energy is positively correlated with increased drought resilience. There is a negative correlation between resistance and resilience across different biomes, but the strength of the negative correlation varies based on water and energy conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marie E. Strader, Kate M. Quigley
Summary: This study assesses the impact of symbiosis and gene expression plasticity on the heat stress responses of corals. The findings reveal that heat-evolved symbionts contribute to the survival of coral juveniles under high temperature conditions, and the coral response to heat is correlated with the genus of symbionts.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Yujie Liu, Gicele Silva Duarte, Qing Sun, Anna Katarina Gilgen, Raphael Wittwer, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden, Nina Buchmann, Valentin H. Klaus
Summary: Litter decomposition in arable systems is impacted by drought, and different cropping systems have little effect on the resistance and resilience of decomposition. Higher quality litter is more susceptible to drought suppression but shows faster recovery compared to lower quality litter. Drought also reduces soil nitrate availability. Overall, drought has a stronger impact on decomposition than cropping systems.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Saeideh Sobhaninia, Melika Amirzadeh, Mickey Lauria, Ayyoob Sharifi
Summary: Many cities are facing natural disasters and hazards caused by climate change, especially in the Global South. The increase in environmental risks worsens the vulnerabilities of communities and hampers the recovery process. However, community resilience can mitigate vulnerabilities and improve the ability to cope with and adapt to environmental hazards. This study explores the relationship between place identity and community resilience, using questionnaire surveys and principal component analysis. The results show a positive correlation between place identity and community resilience, emphasizing the importance of place identity in enhancing community adaptation and recovery.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
R. Quentin Grafton, Long Chu, Richard T. Kingsford, Gilad Bino, John Williams
Summary: This study investigates the declining streamflows in the northern Murray-Darling Basin in Australia, and reveals the impacts of both meteorological and anthropogenic factors on the decrease in streamflow, resulting in the reduction of waterbird abundance and ecosystem resilience. The four-step framework developed in this study can be applied to any catchment with sufficient time-series data and helps in adapting to hydrological droughts.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES
(2022)
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
Isabel Baeurle, Laurent Laplaze, Antoine Martin
Summary: Climate change is primarily driven by increasing CO2 concentrations, resulting in higher temperatures, temperature extremes, and reduced water availability. Although higher CO2 and temperatures may benefit plant biomass production, climate change poses significant challenges to plant life cycles, leading to food insecurity. Investigating the molecular mechanisms of plant adaptation to climate change is therefore crucial.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Parastoo Pourmoghim, Massoud Behboudian, Reza Kerachian
Summary: This paper introduces a new framework to evaluate the resilience of lakes under climatic and anthropogenic droughts, with a hierarchical structure of criteria for assessing lake's resilience. The proposed criteria include robustness, resourcefulness, redundancy, and rapidity, and a simulation model and Evidential Reasoning approach are used to quantify the sub-criteria and values. By applying the methodology to the case study of Lake Urmia and Zarrinehrud river basin, the most effective restoration scenario has been selected based on performance, cost, and uncertainty band.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Felix N. Fernando, Meg Maloney, Lauren Tappel
Summary: This article compares the perceptions of community resilience between public officials and residents, using Dayton, OH as a case study. The findings highlight the similarities and differences in resilience perceptions and provide insights for policy initiatives.