To accurately predict how ecosystems will respond to climate change – and how management actions can influence such responses – scientists and managers need a better understanding of how and when biotic interactions modify climate–growth relationships. However, current research has largely ignored the role of competition in modulating climate–growth relationships of mature trees. In this study, we assessed the effect of competition on tree responses to drought and interannual climate variability as well as linkages between climate sensitivity and morphological characteristics of the stem wood. We sampled 10 sites in north-eastern Washington, USA, and used dendroecology to quantify responses of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) to drought ...
Drought tolerance of trees may be affected by competition, but most studies quantifying the relation...
The ecological impacts of global change extend through multiple scales affecting individuals, local ...
Understanding how climate affects tree growth is essential for assessing climate change impacts on f...
To accurately predict how ecosystems will respond to climate change – and how management actions can...
Drought will increasingly threaten forest ecosystems worldwide. Understanding how competition influe...
Plant processes depend on the interplay between intrinsic characteristics (e.g., photosynthetic capa...
Significant increases in tree mortality due to drought-induced physiological stress have been docume...
1. Climate change scenarios forecast rising temperatures for the Mediterranean region, which could e...
1. Climate is widely assumed to influence physiological and demographic processes in trees, and henc...
Plant-plant interactions influence how forests cope with climate and contribute to modulate species ...
With climate change, the frequency and duration of droughts are increasing, strongly impacting fores...
Drought tolerance of trees may be affected by competition, but most studies quantifying the relation...
The ecological impacts of global change extend through multiple scales affecting individuals, local ...
Understanding how climate affects tree growth is essential for assessing climate change impacts on f...
To accurately predict how ecosystems will respond to climate change – and how management actions can...
Drought will increasingly threaten forest ecosystems worldwide. Understanding how competition influe...
Plant processes depend on the interplay between intrinsic characteristics (e.g., photosynthetic capa...
Significant increases in tree mortality due to drought-induced physiological stress have been docume...
1. Climate change scenarios forecast rising temperatures for the Mediterranean region, which could e...
1. Climate is widely assumed to influence physiological and demographic processes in trees, and henc...
Plant-plant interactions influence how forests cope with climate and contribute to modulate species ...
With climate change, the frequency and duration of droughts are increasing, strongly impacting fores...
Drought tolerance of trees may be affected by competition, but most studies quantifying the relation...
The ecological impacts of global change extend through multiple scales affecting individuals, local ...
Understanding how climate affects tree growth is essential for assessing climate change impacts on f...