Article
Plant Sciences
Tom Levanic, Hana Straus
Summary: Douglas-fir, a non-native tree species, has the potential to replace Norway spruce in Slovenian forests due to its better volume growth, wood quality, and tolerance to drought. It shows a higher radial growth response to climatic conditions and is more resistant to extreme drought events.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Nasrullah Khan, Hung T. T. Nguyen, Stefano Galelli, Paolo Cherubini
Summary: Increased flood risks and intensifying droughts pose significant threats for the Kabul River Basin. Future water management needs to account for both flood and drought risks and be informed by long-term hydroclimatic variability.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Piotr Owczarek, Magdalena Opala-Owczarek, Krzysztof Migala
Summary: Tundra vegetation dynamics, as indicated by changes in annual growth ring widths of the polar willow on Bear Island, have shown increased growth rate in the mid-1980s followed by rapid decline since 2005. Temperature had a strong positive influence on radial growth from 1955 to 2005, while the importance of summer precipitation has increased significantly since 2005, indicating a complex and time-dependent relationship.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Te Zhang, Xiaoling Su, Gengxi Zhang, Haijiang Wu, Yuhan Liu
Summary: This study investigates the future hydrological drought variations in the upper Yellow River Basin using CMIP6 datasets. The findings suggest that the frequency of drought events is expected to increase in certain regions during spring and summer, but the overall severity and duration of droughts are projected to decrease. The spring probabilities of concurrent drought events are also expected to increase in the future, with a higher increase in certain regions.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Aristeidis Kastridis, Vasiliki Kamperidou, Dimitrios Stathis
Summary: The study found that precipitation is the key factor influencing the growth of A. borisii-regis trees under Mediterranean climate conditions, while temperature has a relatively small impact on tree growth. Precipitation in June, May, and July shows a high correlation with tree-ring width, while snow does not significantly affect tree growth.
Article
Environmental Studies
Nicu Constantin Tudose, Sorin Cheval, Cezar Ungurean, Annelies Broekman, Anabel Sanchez-Plaza, Roger Cremades, Hermine Mitter, Bernadette Kropf, Serban Octavian Davidescu, Lucian Dinca, Horia Cacovean, Mirabela Marin, Katarzyna Miksa, Paulo Pereira
Summary: This study provides decision-makers from the Brasov metropolitan area in Romania with tailored information regarding future climate, land use, forest management, and societal scenarios for sustainable watershed management. The results suggest that climate change will affect water supply and quality, leading to an increase in months with water scarcity.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sasa Kostic, Tom Levanic, Sasa Orlovic, Bratislav Matovic, Dejan B. Stojanovic
Summary: This study built tree-ring width (TRW), stable carbon isotope ratio (delta C-13), and intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE) data set chronologies for two oak species in northwestern Serbia. The results showed that Turkey oak exhibited better drought tolerance compared to pedunculate oak and delta C-13 responded more strongly and rapidly to climate variations than TRW.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Evrim A. Sahan, Nesibe Kose, H. Tuncay Guner, Valerie Trouet, Cagatay Tavsanoglu, Uenal Akkemik, H. Nuzhet Dalfes
Summary: In this study, tree-ring based fire reconstruction was used to analyze the spatiotemporal patterns of past fires in different climate types of western Anatolia. The study found a decrease in fire frequency after the late 19th and early 20th century, with a period between 1853 and 1934 characterized by high fire frequency and overlapping with the longest and most severe drought period in the past 550 years. Fire occurrence was closely related to drought and wet conditions, and fire suppression activities resulted in fuel accumulation and increased risk of intense fires.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Jan Kasper, Christoph Leuschner, Helge Walentowski, Any Mary Petritan, Robert Weigel
Summary: Global warming and increasing drought severity are posing challenges to temperate forests. Different tree species exhibit varying climate sensitivity and resilience to drought, highlighting the importance of selecting stress-tolerant species for forestry in a changing climate.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liqiang Zhao, Ben P. Harvey, Tomihiko Higuchi, Sylvain Agostini, Kentaro Tanaka, Naoko Murakami-Sugihara, Holly Morgan, Phoebe Baker, Jason M. Hall -Spencer, Kotaro Shirai
Summary: Ocean acidification has a severe impact on bivalve molluscs, particularly their shell calcification. This study examines the effects of elevated pCO2 conditions on the growth and calcification of the coastal mussel Septifer bilocularis at CO2 seeps in Japan. The results show that mussels living under high pCO2 conditions exhibit reduced condition index and shell growth, which are linked to changes in food sources and calcifying fluid carbonate chemistry.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Tahysa Mota Macedo, Warlen Silva da Costa, Arno Fritz das Neves Brandes, Fernando Valladares, Claudia Franca Barros
Summary: Understanding how trees respond to climate change is crucial for conservation efforts, especially for tropical species. Tree ring analysis is a valuable method for studying growth dynamics, and this study found that different tree species in the same location have unique patterns of recovery.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Niall P. Hanan, Anthony M. Swemmer
Summary: An analysis of carbon stored in plants and soil in an African savannah suggests that frequent fires may have less impact on atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and global warming than previously thought.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Gulay Onusluel Gul, Ali Gul, Mohamed Najar
Summary: Global climate change has led to more frequent extreme weather-related natural disasters such as droughts, floods, and heat waves in recent years. This study focused on investigating drought behaviors in specific regions of Turkey and used annual maximum drought severity series for analysis. The results revealed different behaviors in drought severity magnitudes, durations, and occurrence times between two consecutive periods in western and southern river basin systems of Turkey.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Xinyue Liu, Xing Yuan, Feng Ma, Jun Xia
Summary: To achieve carbon neutrality and sustainable development goals, the transition to renewable energy is occurring in the energy system, with hydropower being a significant form. However, hydropower is vulnerable to climate anomalies, such as droughts, resulting in energy droughts. This study analyzes the spatiotemporal characteristics of energy droughts over the Yangtze River basin and finds that there are about 10 energy droughts per year during 2007-2021, with a mean duration of 7 days/event and a 26% reduction in daily developed hydropower potential (DHP). The occurrence of energy droughts is influenced by El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and the propagation from meteorological droughts to energy droughts takes several days.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Leonardo Moreno Domingues, Rafael Cesario de Abreu, Humberto Ribeiro da Rocha
Summary: A recent drought in Southeast Brazil affected the water supply to Sao Paulo megacity, raising concerns about the impact of climate change on water resources. The study found that changes in rainfall are the key factor influencing the water budget. Higher carbon dioxide concentrations reduced evapotranspiration but increased discharge. These findings have significant implications for water management.
