For about ten years, I have been interested in the influence of frost constraints on plant physiology and in species adaptative responses. My approach combines different scales and disciplines (physics, bioclimatology, physiology, ecology and modeling) and integrates the underlying physiological processes (e.g. hydraulic conductivity in the vascular tissues, frost acclimation of living tissues and frost avoidance via dormancy and phenology), ultimately leading to better predict frost risks in overwintering plants. Mountain ecosystems are strongly limited by frost constraint at high and, even, lower elevation, but climate change is likely to jeopardize the current distribution. Actually, three components interact in the definition of frost r...
In boreal and nemoboreal forests, tree frost hardiness is modified in reaction to cues from day leng...
Climate change affects timings, frequency, and intensity of frost events in northern ecosystems. How...
International audienceWinter physiology of woody plants is a key issue in temperate biomes. Here, we...
Frost is damaging to plants when air temperature drops below their tolerance threshold. The set of m...
Freezing stress is one of the most important limiting factors determining the ecological distributio...
This report provides a brief review of key findings related to frost resistance in alpine woody plan...
Late-spring frosts (LSFs) affect the performance of plants and animals across the world’s temperate ...
In high-mountain habitats, summer frost events can have negative consequences for plant fitness. Des...
Understanding the effects of climate change on boreal forests which hold about 7% of the global terr...
Harsh abiotic conditions–such as low temperatures that lead to spring and summer frost events in hig...
Temperate plants are at risk of being exposed to late spring freezes. These freeze events—often call...
Alpine areas are often described as a gradient of warm air temperatures at low elevations to cold ai...
Although plants are more susceptible to frost damage under elevated atmospheric [CO2], the importanc...
The study of latitudinal gradients can yield important insights into adaptation to temperature stres...
Considerations of preparations for a changing climate will generate thoughts of mitigating a rise in...
In boreal and nemoboreal forests, tree frost hardiness is modified in reaction to cues from day leng...
Climate change affects timings, frequency, and intensity of frost events in northern ecosystems. How...
International audienceWinter physiology of woody plants is a key issue in temperate biomes. Here, we...
Frost is damaging to plants when air temperature drops below their tolerance threshold. The set of m...
Freezing stress is one of the most important limiting factors determining the ecological distributio...
This report provides a brief review of key findings related to frost resistance in alpine woody plan...
Late-spring frosts (LSFs) affect the performance of plants and animals across the world’s temperate ...
In high-mountain habitats, summer frost events can have negative consequences for plant fitness. Des...
Understanding the effects of climate change on boreal forests which hold about 7% of the global terr...
Harsh abiotic conditions–such as low temperatures that lead to spring and summer frost events in hig...
Temperate plants are at risk of being exposed to late spring freezes. These freeze events—often call...
Alpine areas are often described as a gradient of warm air temperatures at low elevations to cold ai...
Although plants are more susceptible to frost damage under elevated atmospheric [CO2], the importanc...
The study of latitudinal gradients can yield important insights into adaptation to temperature stres...
Considerations of preparations for a changing climate will generate thoughts of mitigating a rise in...
In boreal and nemoboreal forests, tree frost hardiness is modified in reaction to cues from day leng...
Climate change affects timings, frequency, and intensity of frost events in northern ecosystems. How...
International audienceWinter physiology of woody plants is a key issue in temperate biomes. Here, we...