Water use strategies for three dominant tree species in pure plantations of the semi-arid Chinese Loess Plateau

Journal of Hydrology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 132844 - 132844

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Drought legacies in mixed Mediterranean forests: Analysing the effects of structural overshoot, functional traits and site factors

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 927, P. 172166 - 172166

Published: April 3, 2024

Previous favorable climate conditions stimulate tree growth making some forests more vulnerable to hotter droughts. This so-called structural overshoot may contribute forest dieback, but there is little evidence on its relative importance depending site and species because of limited field data. Here, we analyzed remote sensing (NDVI) tree-ring width data evaluate the impacts 2017 drought canopy cover in mixed Mediterranean (Fraxinus ornus, Quercus pubescens, Acer monspessulanum, Pinus pinaster) located southern Italy. Legacy effects were assessed by calculating differences between observed predicted basal area increment (BAI). Overall, response study stands was contingent characteristics. Most sites presented BAI reductions during drought. Growth decline followed a quick recovery positive legacy effects, particularly case F. ornus. However, found negative legacies (e.g., Q. A. monspessulanum) sites. In those showing legacies, high rates prior previous wet winter-spring have predisposed trees damage. Vice versa, ornus linked post-drought release due pubescens dieback mortality. Therefore, evidences overshoot, it restricted specific species. Our findings highlight considering settings such as stand composition, pre-drought different when studying overshoot. Droughts modify composition dynamics forests.

Language: Английский

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Smaller conifers are more resilient to drought

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 350, P. 109993 - 109993

Published: April 8, 2024

Warmer and drier climate conditions are negatively impacting conifers, which show different mechanisms to withstand drought stress including growth resilience. However, it is unclear traits make trees shrubs more resilient in terms of recovery. We addressed this question by measuring collecting from the literature several functional 19 conifers nine genera (Abies, Pinus, Pseudotsuga, Cedrus, Picea, Juniperus, Cupressus, Tetraclinis Taxus) three families (Pinaceae, Cupressaceae, Taxaceae) inhabiting sites contrasting Spain. These were correlated with resilience indices derived ring-width data (Rt, resistance; Rc, recovery; Rs, resilience) without accounting for their phylogenetic signal. Growth resistance (Rt) was related plant height (r = -0.52, p 0.04). (Rs) -0.93, < 0.001) leaf life span -0.51, 0.03), but positively thickness-to-span ratio 0.80, 0.001). relationship between Rs not significant (p 0.155) after signals. Lastly, recovery responsiveness climate, assessed as correlation water balance 0.66, 0.002). Height ratio, a surrogate xylem cavitation, linked post-drought subjected seasonal dry conditions.

Language: Английский

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Drought resilience and legacy effects in two forest tree species on Loess Plateau of China: Growth and water-use efficiency under different drought conditions

Forest Ecosystems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100297 - 100297

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Deep soil moisture has limited impact on mitigating drought stress effects on plant transpiration in a subtropical secondary forest

Plant and Soil, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 26, 2025

Language: Английский

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Responses of leaf-level physiological traits and water use characteristics to drought of a xerophytic shrub in northern China

Journal of Hydrology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 133204 - 133204

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Water supply conditions determine typical plantation water use strategies in Northern China

Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 59, P. 102420 - 102420

Published: April 25, 2025

Language: Английский

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Climatic habitat regulates the radial growth sensitivity of two conifers in response to climate change

Forest Ecosystems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100282 - 100282

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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A complex interplay of genetic introgression and local adaptation during the evolutionary history of three closely related spruce species

Plant Diversity, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Drought increased the response sensitivity of tree-ring δ18O for Qinghai spruce to climate change at different elevations in the eastern Tibetan Plateau

Quaternary International, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 733-734, P. 109827 - 109827

Published: May 8, 2025

Language: Английский

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