Subject term: climate change and dieback / Text availability: Citation in PubAg

1. Air‐Pollution‐Mediated Changes in Alpine Ecosystems and Ecotones

Author:: Josef Rusek
Source:: Ecological applications 1993 v.3 no.3 pp. 409-416
ISSN:: 1051-0761
Subject:: Folsomia; acidification; air pollution; altitude; animals; bedrock; climate change; dieback; ecosystems; ecotones; forests; frost; granite; grasslands; humus; leaching; limestone; monitoring; mountains; national parks; plant communities; prediction; ravines; remote sensing; research programs; runoff; snow; snowpack; soil pH; soil types; water supply; wind; Slovakia
Abstract:: ... Soil biological parameters (e.g., Collembola), soil types, soil chemical parameters (pH, humus substances), and plant communities were studied in different ecosystems and ecotones in alpine, subalpine, and spruce forest zones in the Tatra National Park, Slovak Republic. The preliminary, selected data, based on a long—term research program, showed a high sensitivity of some alpine ecotones and ecos ...
DOI:: 10.2307/1941910
: https://doi.org/10.2307/1941910

2. Height growth rate tradeoffs determine northern and southern range limits for trees

Author:: Craig Loehle
Source:: Journal of biogeography 1998 v.25 no.4 pp. 735-742
ISSN:: 0305-0270
Subject:: climate change; cold tolerance; dieback; forests; heat; prediction; provenance; temperate zones; temperature; trees
Abstract:: ... Identifying the biological determinants of range limits of trees is an unsolved problem of critical importance for predicting the effects of climate change on forests. Data showing that many boreal trees can grow in temperate climates indicate that southern range limits do not necessarily result from excessive temperature per se. A growth tradeoff could exist between freezing tolerance and height ...
DOI:: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.2540735.x
: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.2540735.x

3. Dynamics of North Patagonian rainforests from fine-resolution pollen, charcoal and tree-ring analysis, Chonos Archipelago, Southern Chile

Author:: Szeicz, Julian M.; Haberle, Simon G.; Bennett, Keith D.
Source:: Austral ecology 2003 v.28 no.4 pp. 413-422
ISSN:: 1442-9985
Subject:: anthropogenic activities; burning; charcoal; climate change; dieback; growth rings; lakes; pollen; rain forests; trees; Chile
Abstract:: ... Fine-resolution palaeoecological and dendrochronological methods were used to investigate the impacts of climate change, and natural and anthropogenic disturbances on vegetation in the North Patagonian rainforest of southern Chile at decadal to century timescales during the late Holocene. A lake sediment mud-water interface core was collected from the northern Chonos Archipelago and analysed for p ...
DOI:: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2003.01299.x
: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-9993.2003.01299.x

4. Simulating growth dynamics in a South-East Asian rainforest threatened by recruitment shortage and tree harvesting

Author:: Peter Köhler; Andreas Huth
Source:: Climatic change 2004 v.67 no.1 pp. 95-117
ISSN:: 0165-0009
Subject:: Dipterocarpaceae; carbon; climate change; dieback; forest decline; forest growth; growth models; habitat fragmentation; harvesting; logging; rain forests; seed predation; species diversity; trees; South East Asia
Abstract:: ... There is increasing evidence that the future recruitment in South-East Asian dipterocarp trees species depending on mast-fruiting events might be endangered by climate change or enhanced seed predation in forest fragments. Especially in combination with the ongoing tree harvesting in this region the recruitment threat imposes a severe danger on the species richness and forest structure of the whol ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10584-004-0713-9
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-004-0713-9

5. Climate change and other factors influencing the decline of the Tasmanian cider gum (Eucalyptus gunnii)

Author:: Calder, J.A.; Kirkpatrick, J.B.
Source:: Australian journal of botany 2008 v.56 no.8 pp. 684-692
ISSN:: 0067-1924
Subject:: geographical distribution; forest decline; forest trees; montane forests; spatial distribution; Eucalyptus gunnii; air temperature; drought; climate change; forest management; aerial photography; livestock; grazing intensity; indigenous species; wild animals; dieback; Tasmania
Abstract:: ... Global climatic change has been strongly implicated in the decline of many species. However, other processes can contribute towards the extinction risk of these species. Could management of these processes arrest or slow climatically related decline? We test the relationship between climate change, and other potential threatening factors, and the decline of Eucalyptus gunnii, a tree endemic to the ...
DOI:: 10.1071/BT08105
: https://doi.org/10.1071/BT08105

6. Effects of Extreme Weather Events on Plant Productivity and Tissue Die-Back are Modified by Community Composition

Author:: Kreyling, Juergen; Wenigmann, Mike; Beierkuhnlein, Carl; Jentsch, Anke
Source:: Ecosystems 2008 v.11 no.5 pp. 752-763
ISSN:: 1432-9840
Subject:: case studies; climate change; community structure; dieback; drought; ecosystems; functional diversity; grasslands; insurance; legumes; plant communities; plant response; rain; species diversity; stress response; Central European region
Abstract:: ... Extreme weather events are expected to increase in frequency and magnitude due to climate change. Their effects on vegetation are widely unknown. Here, experimental grassland and heath communities in Central Europe were exposed either to a simulated single drought or to a prolonged heavy rainfall event. The magnitude of manipulations imitated the local 100-year weather extreme according to extreme ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10021-008-9157-9
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-008-9157-9

7. Flooding events and rising water temperatures increase the significance of the reed pathogen Pythium phragmitis as a contributing factor in the decline of Phragmites australis

Author:: Nechwatal, Jan; Wielgoss, Anna; Mendgen, Kurt
Source:: Hydrobiologia 2008 v.613 no.1 pp. 109-115
ISSN:: 0018-8158
Subject:: Phragmites australis; Pythium; climate change; damping off; decline; dieback; floods; leaf area; leaves; pathogenicity; plant pathogens; regrowth; root diseases; roots; seedlings; submerged aquatic plants; water temperature; Germany; Lake Constance
Abstract:: ... Pythium species are economically significant soilborne plant pathogens with worldwide distribution, causing seedling damping-off or root rot diseases. Pythium phragmitis is a newly described pathogen of common reed (Phragmites australis), widespread in the reed-belt of Lake Constance, Germany. It is highly aggressive towards reed leaves and seedlings, but obviously does not affect roots. In the co ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10750-008-9476-z
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-008-9476-z

8. Climate change, human land use and future fires in the Amazon

Author:: COCHRANE, MARK A.; BARBER, CHRISTOPHER P.
Source:: Global change biology 2009 v.15 no.3 pp. 601-612
ISSN:: 1354-1013
Subject:: botanical composition; climate; climate change; climate models; dieback; drought; fire regime; fire spread; forest fires; humans; land use; landscapes; risk management; temperature
Abstract:: ... There is increasing consensus that the global climate will continue to warm over the next century. The biodiversity-rich Amazon forest is a region of growing concern because many global climate model (GCM) scenarios of climate change forecast reduced precipitation and, in some cases, coupled vegetation models predict dieback of the forest. To date, fires have generally been spatially co-located wi ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01786.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01786.x

9. Vulnerability and Resilience of Tropical Forest Species to Land-Use Change

Author:: STORK, NIGEL E.; CODDINGTON, JONATHAN A.; COLWELL, ROBERT K.; CHAZDON, ROBIN L.; DICK, CHRISTOPHER W.; PERES, CARLOS A.; SLOAN, SEAN; WILLIS, KATHY
Source:: Conservation biology 2009 v.23 no.6 pp. 1438-1447
ISSN:: 0888-8892
Subject:: body size; climate change; dieback; extinction; insects; land use change; logging; mammals; pests; phylogeny; seed dormancy; temperature; tropical forests; vegetative growth
Abstract:: ... We provide a cross-taxon and historical analysis of what makes tropical forest species vulnerable to extinction. Several traits have been important for species survival in the recent and distant geological past, including seed dormancy and vegetative growth in plants, small body size in mammals, and vagility in insects. For major past catastrophes, such as the five mass extinction events, large ra ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01335.x
PubMed:: 20078644
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01335.x

10. Climate change and oak growth decline: Dendroecology and stand productivity of a Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) old stored coppice in Central Italy

Author:: Alfredo Di Filippo; Alfredo Alessandrini; Franco Biondi; Silvia Blasi; Luigi Portoghesi; Gianluca Piovesan
Source:: Annals of forest science 2010 v.67 no.7 pp. 706
ISSN:: 1286-4560
Subject:: correlation; autumn; coppicing; decline; drought; climate change; Quercus cerris; dieback; drying; Mediterranean climate; Italy; Mediterranean region
Abstract:: ... • We combined stem volume increment analysis with dendroecological tools to address two unresolved issues concerning oak dieback in Mediterranean areas: early detection of changes in stand growth, and identification of mechanisms for observed growth declines. • We reconstructed productivity of a stored coppice formed by Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) to test if its growth decline was linked to climat ...
DOI:: 10.1051/forest/2010031
: https://doi.org/10.1051/forest/2010031

11. Climate change, unpredictable cold waves and possible brakes on plant migration

Author:: Jalili, Adel; Jamzad, Ziba; Thompson, Ken; Araghi, M.K.; Ashrafi, Sohaila; Hasaninejad, Maryam; Panahi, Parisa; Hooshang, Neda; Azadi, Rahman; Tavakol, M.S.; Palizdar, Maryam; Rahmanpour, Afsoun; Farghadan, Farhood; Mirhossaini, S.G.; Parvaneh, Kamyar
Source:: Global ecology and biogeography 2010 v.19 no.5 pp. 642-648
ISSN:: 1466-822X
Subject:: altitude; botanical gardens; broadleaved evergreens; climate; climate change; cold; dieback; frost injury; growing season; habitats; indigenous species; introduced species; latitude; leaves; mortality; temperature; woody plants; Iran
Abstract:: ... Increases in annual mean temperature in the course of current climate change are expected to facilitate mass species migration towards higher altitudes and latitudes. However, this migration may be slowed, or even temporarily reversed, by infrequent and unpredictable episodes of low winter temperatures. Iran experienced a severe cold wave in January and February 2008, giving an opportunity to obse ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00553.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00553.x

12. Does stand structure influence susceptibility of eucalypt floodplain forests to dieback

Author:: CUNNINGHAM, SHAUN C.; THOMSON, J.R.; READ, J.; BAKER, P.J.; NALLY, R. MAC
Source:: Austral ecology 2010 v.35 no.3 pp. 348-356
ISSN:: 1442-9985
Subject:: Eucalyptus camaldulensis; climate change; correlation; dieback; floodplains; forests; humans; longitude; probability; rivers; stand structure; surveys; trees
Abstract:: ... Forest dieback is a worldwide problem that is likely to increase with climate change and increasing human demands for resources. Eucalyptus camaldulensis forests are an acute example of forest dieback, with 70% of the Victorian Murray River floodplain in some state of dieback. If we are to halt dieback in these floodplain forests, we need to understand what makes stands susceptible to dieback. For ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.02043.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.02043.x

13. Drought negatively affects communities on a foundation tree: growth rings predict diversity

Author:: Stone, Adrian C.; Gehring, Catherine A.; Whitham, Thomas G.
Source:: Oecologia 2010 v.164 no.3 pp. 751-761
ISSN:: 0029-8549
Subject:: Pinus edulis; arthropod communities; arthropods; climate change; community structure; correlation; dendrochronology; dieback; drought; growth rings; leaves; mycorrhizal fungi; plant stress; prediction; species diversity; trees; vigor; United States
Abstract:: ... Understanding how communities respond to extreme climatic events is important for predicting the impact of climate change on biodiversity. The plant vigor and stress hypotheses provide a theoretical framework for understanding how arthropods respond to stress, but are rarely tested at the community level. Following a record drought, we compared the communities of arthropods on pinyon pine (Pinus e ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00442-010-1684-3
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-010-1684-3

14. Drought-Induced Multifactor Decline of Scots Pine in the Pyrenees and Potential Vegetation Change by the Expansion of Co-occurring Oak Species

Author:: Galiano, L.; Martínez-Vilalta, J.; Lloret, F.
Source:: Ecosystems 2010 v.13 no.7 pp. 978-991
ISSN:: 1432-9840
Subject:: Pinus sylvestris; Quercus ilex; Santalales; canopy; climate; climate change; defoliation; dieback; drought; environmental impact; forest decline; forests; linear models; mortality; risk; soil properties; stand structure; summer; trees; water stress; Iberian Peninsula; Spain
Abstract:: ... Episodes of drought-induced tree dieback have been recently observed in many forest areas of the world, particularly at the dry edge of species distributions. Under climate change, those effects could signal potential vegetation shifts occurring over large geographical areas, with major impacts on ecosystem form and function. In this article, we studied the effect of a single drought episode, occu ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10021-010-9368-8
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-010-9368-8

15. Estimating the risk of Amazonian forest dieback

Author:: Rammig, Anja; Jupp, Tim; Thonicke, Kirsten; Tietjen, Britta; Heinke, Jens; Ostberg, Sebastian; Lucht, Wolfgang; Cramer, Wolfgang; Cox, Peter
Source:: New phytologist 2010 v.187 no.3 pp. 694-706
ISSN:: 0028-646X
Subject:: General Circulation Models; biomass; carbon; carbon dioxide; climate change; dieback; ecosystems; forests; long term effects; model validation; probability distribution; rain; risk; risk estimate; uncertainty; Amazonia
Abstract:: ... Climate change will very likely affect most forests in Amazonia during the course of the 21st century, but the direction and intensity of the change are uncertain, in part because of differences in rainfall projections. In order to constrain this uncertainty, we estimate the probability for biomass change in Amazonia on the basis of rainfall projections that are weighted by climate model performan ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03318.x
PubMed:: 20553387
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03318.x

16. Predicting the retreat and migration of tidal forests along the northern Gulf of Mexico under sea-level rise

Author:: Doyle, Thomas W.; Krauss, Ken W.; Conner, William H.; From, Andrew S.
Source:: Forest ecology and management 2010 v.259 no.4 pp. 770-777
ISSN:: 0378-1127
Subject:: coastal forests; saltwater intrusion; mangrove forests; forest succession; environmental factors; forest trees; geographical variation; surface water level; climate change; models; prediction; forest health; dieback; Gulf of Mexico region
Abstract:: ... Tidal freshwater forests in coastal regions of the southeastern United States are undergoing dieback and retreat from increasing tidal inundation and saltwater intrusion attributed to climate variability and sea-level rise. In many areas, tidal saltwater forests (mangroves) contrastingly are expanding landward in subtropical coastal reaches succeeding freshwater marsh and forest zones. Hydrologica ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.10.023
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2009.10.023

17. Response of the prairie-forest border to climate change: impacts of increasing drought may be mitigated by increasing CO₂

Author:: Wyckoff, Peter H.; Bowers, Rachel
Source:: Journal of ecology 2010 v.98 no.1 pp. 197-208
ISSN:: 0022-0477
Subject:: Quercus macrocarpa; adults; carbon dioxide; climate; climate change; dieback; drought; ecotones; environmental factors; forests; growth rings; mortality; prairies; simulation models; temperature; tree mortality; trees; water use efficiency; Minnesota
Abstract:: ... 1.Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak) is the dominant tree species along much of the prairie-forest border in the northern-central United States, and movement of Q. macrocarpa in response to climate change may determine the rate at which the prairie-forest ecotone shifts. To investigate likely controls over Q. macrocarpa performance at the edge of its range, we used tree rings to establish the links betw ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01602.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01602.x

18. Robust dynamics of Amazon dieback to climate change with perturbed ecosystem model parameters

Author:: POULTER, BENJAMIN; HATTERMANN, FRED; HAWKINS, ED; ZAEHLE, SÖNKE; SITCH, STEPHEN; RESTREPO-COUPE, NATALIA; HEYDER, URSULA; CRAMER, WOLFGANG
Source:: Global change biology 2010 v.16 no.9 pp. 2476-2495
ISSN:: 1354-1013
Subject:: General Circulation Models; aboveground biomass; accounting; basins; carbon sinks; cell respiration; climate; climate change; data collection; dieback; ecosystems; issues and policy; parameter uncertainty; photosynthesis; variance; vegetation
Abstract:: ... Climate change science is increasingly concerned with methods for managing and integrating sources of uncertainty from emission storylines, climate model projections, and ecosystem model parameterizations. In tropical ecosystems, regional climate projections and modeled ecosystem responses vary greatly, leading to a significant source of uncertainty in global biogeochemical accounting and possible ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02157.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02157.x

19. Simulating the effects of climate change on forest dynamics on Gongga Mountain, Southwest China

Author:: Changfu Huo; Genwei Cheng; Xuyang Lu; Jihui Fan
Source:: Journal of forest research 2010 v.15 no.3 pp. 176-185
ISSN:: 1610-7403
Subject:: Abies fabri; Betula utilis; Picea; Pinus; Populus; Tsuga chinensis; afforestation; canopy gaps; climate; climate change; dieback; forests; models; pioneer species; prediction; slash; species diversity; trees; uncertainty; China
Abstract:: ... Forest gap models are important tools for assessing the impact of global climate change on forest dynamics of tree species composition and size structure. In this study, the FAREAST gap model was used to examine the response of forest dynamics on Gongga Mountain, which is located on the southeastern fringe of the Tibetan Plateau, under three climate change scenarios. The simulated results showed t ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10310-009-0173-1
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10310-009-0173-1

20. Differential response to climatic variation of free-floating and submerged macrophytes in ditches

Author:: NETTEN, JORDIE J.C.; Van ZUIDAM, JEROEN; KOSTEN, SARIAN; PEETERS, EDWIN T.H.M.
Source:: Freshwater biology 2011 v.56 no.9 pp. 1761-1768
ISSN:: 0046-5070
Subject:: climate; climate change; dieback; eutrophication; freshwater ecosystems; macrophytes; organic matter; organic soils; overwintering; pollution load; runoff; surface temperature; surface water; weather; winter
Abstract:: ... 1. Experimental studies have indicated in freshwater ecosystems that a shift in dominance from submerged to free-floating macrophytes may occur with climate change because of increased water surface temperatures and eutrophication. Field evidence is, however, rare. 2. Here, we analysed long-term (26 years) dynamics of macrophyte cover in Dutch ditches in relation to Dutch weather variables and the ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02611.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02611.x

21. Hydraulic failure and tree dieback are associated with high wood density in a temperate forest under extreme drought

Author:: HOFFMANN, WILLIAM A.; MARCHIN, RENÉE M.; ABIT, PAMELA; LAU, ON LEE
Source:: Global change biology 2011 v.17 no.8 pp. 2731-2742
ISSN:: 1354-1013
Subject:: temperate forests; drought; trees; dieback; correlation; embolism; stomatal conductance; wood density; leaf water potential; climate change; rooting; species diversity; branches; xylem; wilting; canopy; shrubs; wood; margin of safety; stomata; United States
Abstract:: ... Catastrophic hydraulic failure will likely be an important mechanism contributing to large-scale tree dieback caused by increased frequency and intensity of droughts under global climate change. To compare the susceptibility of 22 temperate deciduous tree and shrub species to hydraulic failure during a record drought in the southeastern USA, we quantified leaf desiccation, native embolism, wood de ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02401.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02401.x

22. Massive mortality of aspen following severe drought along the southern edge of the Canadian boreal forest

Author:: MICHAELIAN, MICHAEL; HOGG, EDWARD H.; HALL, RONALD J.; ARSENAULT, ERIC
Source:: Global change biology 2011 v.17 no.6 pp. 2084-2094
ISSN:: 1354-1013
Subject:: Populus tremuloides; aboveground biomass; boreal forests; carbon; climate change; cold; dieback; drought; emissions; land cover; monitoring; mortality; remote sensing; satellites; surveys; tree mortality; Canada; United States
Abstract:: ... Drought-induced, regional-scale dieback of forests has emerged as a global concern that is expected to escalate under model projections of climate change. Since 2000, drought of unusual severity, extent, and duration has affected large areas of western North America, leading to regional-scale dieback of forests in the southwestern US. We report on drought impacts on forests in a region farther nor ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02357.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02357.x

23. The impact of climate change on California timberlands

Author:: L. Hannah; C. Costello; C. Guo; L. Ries; C. Kolstad; D. Panitz; N. Snider
Source:: Climatic change 2011 v.109 no.Supplement 1 pp. 429-443
ISSN:: 0165-0009
Subject:: climate change; dieback; econometric models; ecosystems; forests; issues and policy; land use change; land values; landowners; landscapes; prices; recreation; timber production; tree growth; trees; wildfires; woodlands; California
Abstract:: ... California timber production has been declining in an era of warming, increased wildfires, land conversion, and growing emphasis on recreation. Climate change has the potential to further affect California timber production through changes in individual tree growth rates, forest dieback, and shifts in species ranges and ecosystem composition. Coupled with changes in global timber prices, themselve ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10584-011-0307-2
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-011-0307-2

24. Treeline form - a potential key to understanding treeline dynamics

Author:: Harsch, Melanie A.; Bader, Maaike Y.
Source:: Global ecology and biogeography 2011 v.20 no.4 pp. 582-596
ISSN:: 1466-822X
Subject:: biomass; climate; climate change; dieback; forest trees; freezing; growing season; montane forests; mortality; photoinhibition; plant stress; seedlings; temperature; tree growth; treeline
Abstract:: ... Aim Treelines occur globally within a narrow range of mean growing season temperatures, suggesting that low-temperature growth limitation determines the position of the treeline. However, treelines also exhibit features that indicate that other mechanisms, such as biomass loss not resulting in mortality (dieback) and mortality, determine treeline position and dynamics. Debate regarding the mechani ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00622.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00622.x

25. Adaptive management for competing forest goods and services under climate change

Author:: Christian Temperli; Harald Bugmann; Ché Elkin
Source:: Ecological applications 2012 v.22 no.8 pp. 2065-2077
ISSN:: 1051-0761
Subject:: Picea abies; adaptive management; climate; climate change; conifers; dieback; forest types; landscapes; models; spatial variation; species diversity; timber production; Central European region; Germany
Abstract:: ... Developing adaptive forest management strategies is essential to maintain the provisioning of forest goods and services (FGS) under future climate change. We assessed how climate change and forest management affect forest development and FGS for a diverse case‐study landscape in Central Europe. Using a process‐based forest model (LandClim) we simulated forest dynamics and FGS under a range of clim ...
DOI:: 10.1890/12-0210.1
: https://doi.org/10.1890/12-0210.1

26. Determinants of drought effects on crown condition and their relationship with depletion of carbon reserves in a Mediterranean holm oak forest

Author:: Lucía Galiano; Jordi Martínez-Vilalta; Santi Sabaté; Francisco Lloret
Source:: Tree physiology 2012 v.32 no.4 pp. 478-489
ISSN:: 0829-318X
Subject:: Quercus ilex; carbon; climate change; defoliation; dieback; drought; forests; lignotubers; linear models; mortality; nutrient reserves; overstory; soil depth; stems; surveys; trees; woodlands; Spain
Abstract:: ... Severe droughts may increase physiological stress on long-lived woody vegetation, occasionally leading to rapid defoliation and progressive increase in mortality of overstorey trees. Over the last few years, episodes of drought-induced tree dieback have been documented in a variety of woodlands and forests around the world. However, the factors determining tree survival and subsequent recovery are ...
DOI:: 10.1093/treephys/tps025
PubMed:: 22499595
: https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tps025

27. Dieback and mortality of South African fynbos shrubs is likely driven by a novel pathogen and pathogen‐induced hydraulic failure

Author:: ANNA L. JACOBSEN; FRANCOIS ROETS; SHAYNE M. JACOBS; KAREN J. ESLER; R. BRANDON PRATT
Source:: Austral ecology 2012 v.37 no.2 pp. 227-235
ISSN:: 1442-9985
Subject:: Brunia; Erica; Leucadendron; Pythium; climate change; dieback; drought; dry season; mortality; plant communities; plant pathogens; plant stress; shrubs; water stress
Abstract:: ... We examined whether extensive dry season dieback and mortality in a South African fynbos community were due to drought or pathogen attack. Plant dieback and mortality have been reported elsewhere in similar plant communities suggesting potential for a widespread climatic or biotic threat to this community. We collected tissue samples from Brunia noduliflora, the dominant plant in the community, an ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02268.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02268.x

28. Drought-induced tree mortality: ecological consequences, causes, and modeling

Author:: Weifeng Wang; Changhui Peng; Daniel D. Kneeshaw; Guy R. Larocque; Zhibin Luo
Source:: Environmental reviews 2012 v.20 no.2 pp. 109-121
ISSN:: 1208-6053
Subject:: biosphere; carbon; carbon dioxide; climate; climate change; dieback; drought; environmental factors; environmental impact; forest decline; forest ecosystems; forests; hydrologic cycle; models; mortality; nitrogen; starvation; temperature; tree mortality; trees
Abstract:: ... Drought-induced tree mortality, which rapidly alters forest ecosystem composition, structure, and function, as well as the feedbacks between the biosphere and climate, has occurred worldwide over the past few decades, and is expected to increase pervasively as climate change progresses. The objectives of this review are to (1) highlight the likely ecological consequences of drought-induced tree mo ...
DOI:: 10.1139/a2012-004
: https://doi.org/10.1139/a2012-004

29. Large drought‐induced aboveground live biomass losses in southern Rocky Mountain aspen forests

Author:: Cho‐Ying Huang; William R. L. Anderegg
Source:: Global change biology 2012 v.18 no.3 pp. 1016-1027
ISSN:: 1354-1013
Subject:: Populus tremuloides; aboveground biomass; canopy; carbon; climate change; climatic factors; decline; dieback; digital elevation models; drought; ecosystems; emissions; forest health; forests; monitoring; mortality; remote sensing; standard deviation; temperature; topography; tree mortality; trees; Colorado
Abstract:: ... Widespread drought‐induced forest mortality has been documented across multiple tree species in North America in recent decades, but it is a poorly understood component in terrestrial carbon (C) budgets. Recent severe drought in concert with elevated temperature likely triggered widespread forest mortality of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides), the most widely distributed tree species in North ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02592.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02592.x

30. Temperate heath plant response to dry conditions depends on growth strategy and less on physiology

Author:: K.R. Albert; J. Kongstad; I.K. Schmidt; H. Ro-Poulsen; T.N. Mikkelsen; A. Michelsen; L. van der Linden; C. Beier
Source:: Acta oecologica 2012 v.45 no. pp. 79-87
ISSN:: 1146-609X
Subject:: Calluna vulgaris; Deschampsia flexuosa; aboveground biomass; carbon; climate change; dieback; drought; fecundity; grasses; leaves; nitrogen; photosynthesis; plant response; seasonal variation; shoots; shrubs; soil water; stomatal conductance; summer; vegetation cover
Abstract:: ... The evidence that is currently available demonstrates that future changes in precipitation patterns will affect plant carbon uptake. However, the outcome in terms of success, productivity and fecundity depends upon individual species and different responses of various growth forms. Examination of these differences in response in dry versus rewetting conditions can be used to highlight the limitati ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.actao.2012.09.003
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2012.09.003

31. Drought-induced tree species replacement is reflected in the spatial variability of soil respiration in a mixed Mediterranean forest

Author:: Josep Barba; Jorge Curiel Yuste; Jordi Martínez-Vilalta; Francisco Lloret
Source:: Forest ecology and management 2013 v.306 pp. 79-87
ISSN:: 0378-1127
Subject:: die-off; soil temperature; autocorrelation; trees; carbon; soil respiration; dieback; roots; forests; soil ecology; soil heterogeneity; ecosystems; Quercus ilex; sampling; soil organic matter; models; climate change; soil water; Pinus sylvestris; tree mortality; net ecosystem exchange; environmental factors; spring; carbon nitrogen ratio; stand basal area
Abstract:: ... As episodes of drought-induced forest mortality are being increasingly reported worldwide and may become more frequent in the future as a result of climate change, it is essential to characterize their functional implications in terms of ecosystem carbon and water fluxes. We investigated the spatial variability of soil respiration in a mixed Mediterranean forest located on rugged terrain, where Sc ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.06.025
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.06.025

32. Ecophysiology of salt marsh plants and predicted responses to climate change in South Africa

Author:: P.T. Tabot; J.B. Adams
Source:: Ocean & coastal management 2013 v.80 pp. 89-99
ISSN:: 0964-5691
Subject:: sediments; salt marsh plants; freshwater; submergence; sea level; salinity; Limonium; Triglochin; ecophysiology; drought; climate change; vegetation; species diversity; salt marshes; ecosystems; dieback; estuaries; South Africa
Abstract:: ... Salt marshes are fringe ecosystems susceptible to physico-chemical variations and therefore ecophysiological studies are needed to predict responses to climate change. For such studies, selection of plant species across a tidal range is critical, as species responses could be used as a proxy for that of the tidal range. These responses would then inform management options for salt marshes. The res ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.04.003
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.04.003

33. Genetic variation of drought-induced cavitation resistance among Pinus hartwegii populations from an altitudinal gradient

Author:: Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero; Jean-Baptiste Lamy; Esperanza Loya-Rebollar; Andrés Plaza-Aguilar; Régis Burlett; Philippe Lobit; Sylvain Delzon
Source:: Acta physiologiae plantarum 2013 v.35 no.10 pp. 2905-2913
ISSN:: 0137-5881
Subject:: Pinus hartwegii; altitude; branches; climate change; dieback; drought; dry environmental conditions; forest trees; genetic variation; hydraulic conductivity; seedlings; seeds; treeline; xylem; Mexico
Abstract:: ... Hydraulic failure can cause massive die-back of forest trees during drought. With extreme climatic events set to become more frequent and severe due to climatic change, it is essential to study resistance to water stress-induced cavitation. We investigated the genetic differentiation for cavitation resistance among Pinus hartwegii populations, the pine species growing at the treeline in México. Op ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11738-013-1321-y
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-013-1321-y

34. Studies on forest health and vegetation changes in Greece under the effects of climate changes

Author:: V. Chrysopolitou; A. Apostolakis; D. Avtzis; N. Avtzis; S. Diamandis; D. Kemitzoglou; D. Papadimos; C. Perlerou; V. Tsiaoussi; S. Dafis
Source:: Biodiversity and conservation 2013 v.22 no.5 pp. 1133-1150
ISSN:: 0960-3115
Subject:: Pinus sylvestris; biodiversity; climate; climate change; conifers; deciduous forests; development projects; dieback; forest ecosystems; forest health; forest management; fungi; pathogens; remote sensing; synergism; temperature; time series analysis; trees; Greece
Abstract:: ... Greece, as part of the Mediterranean Basin, is projected to be among the most vulnerable countries to climate change. It is therefore quite urgent to adapt forest management to the changing climate in order to enhance biodiversity and to enable the conservation of healthy and productive forests. In the framework of the project LIFE+ AdaptFor ( www.life-adaptfor.gr ), an effort was made to understa ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10531-013-0451-2
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-013-0451-2

35. Sudden forest canopy collapse corresponding with extreme drought and heat in a mediterranean-type eucalypt forest in southwestern Australia

Author:: George Matusick; Katinka X. Ruthrof; Niels C. Brouwers; Bernard Dell; Giles St. J. Hardy
Source:: European journal of forest research 2013 v.132 no.3 pp. 497-510
ISSN:: 1612-4669
Subject:: Banksia grandis; Eucalyptus marginata; climate change; coping strategies; dieback; drought; ecosystems; forest canopy; forests; heat; mortality; stems; surveys; trees; water stress; Western Australia
Abstract:: ... Drought and heat-induced forest dieback and mortality are emerging global concerns. Although Mediterranean-type forest (MTF) ecosystems are considered to be resilient to drought and other disturbances, we observed a sudden and unprecedented forest collapse in a MTF in Western Australia corresponding with record dry and heat conditions in 2010/2011. An aerial survey and subsequent field investigati ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10342-013-0690-5
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-013-0690-5

36. Susceptibility of Salix monticola to Cytospora canker under increased temperatures and decreased water levels

Author:: Kristen M. Kaczynski; David J. Cooper
Source:: Forest ecology and management 2013 v.305 pp. 223-228
ISSN:: 0378-1127
Subject:: Cytospora; Salix; Valsa sordida; aboveground biomass; air temperature; belowground biomass; browsing; climate change; climate models; dieback; field experimentation; national parks; stems; ungulates; Colorado; Rocky Mountain region
Abstract:: ... In the past two decades, a large-scale decline of tall riparian willow populations has occurred in parts of the Rocky Mountains, USA. Previous research has demonstrated that the biotic factors ungulate browsing and Valsa sordida (Cytospora chrysosperma), a fungal infection, are drivers of the decline. Increased air temperatures and decreased water levels as predicted by climate models may interact ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.06.002
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.06.002

37. The Consequence of Tree Pests and Diseases for Ecosystem Services

Author:: I. L. Boyd; P. H. Freer-Smith; C. A. Gilligan; H. C. J. Godfray
Source:: Science 2013 v.342 no.6160 pp. 1235773
ISSN:: 0036-8075
Subject:: Castanea dentata; Cryphonectria parasitica; climate; climate change; dead wood; dieback; ecosystem services; ecosystems; fungi; globalization; insects; parks; pathogens; pests; tree diseases; trees; woodlands; Europe
Abstract:: ... Dead Wood Trees can be affected by a wide variety of diseases caused by insects, fungi, and other pathogens. Such diseases often make the headlines—particularly when iconic tree species are affected—for example, in the case of the ash dieback currently spreading through Europe, or the chestnut blight that devastated American chestnut trees. But what is the effect of these diseases on ecosystem ser ...
DOI:: 10.1126/science.1235773
: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1235773

38. The likelihood and potential impact of future change in the large-scale climate-earth system on ecosystem services

Author:: Simon N. Gosling
Source:: Environmental Science and Policy 2013 v.27 pp. S15
ISSN:: 1462-9011
Subject:: acidification; biodiversity; climate change; dieback; economic impact; ecosystem services; environmental science; food security; forests; humans; ice; issues and policy; land productivity; melting; monsoon season; sea level; society; water temperature; Amazonia; Antarctic region; Greenland; South Asia
Abstract:: ... This article reviews the level of current scientific understanding regarding the impact of future change in the large-scale climate-earth system on ecosystem services. Impacts from sea level rise, ocean acidification, increases in ocean temperature, potential collapse of the thermohaline circulation; failure of the South Asia monsoon; the melting of sea ice, the Greenland Ice Sheet and the West An ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.03.011
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2012.03.011

39. Coastal and interior Douglas-fir provenances differ in growth performance and response to drought episodes at adult age

Author:: Anne-Sophie Sergent; Nathalie Bréda; Léopoldo Sanchez; Jean-Charles Bastein; Philippe Rozenberg
Source:: Annals of forest science 2014 v.71 no.6 pp. 709-720
ISSN:: 1286-4560
Subject:: drought; trees; dieback; adults; wood density; planting; screening; geographical distribution; heat; models; climate change; soil water; growth retardation; growth performance; provenance; wood; Pseudotsuga menziesii; California; France; Oregon; British Columbia; New Mexico
Abstract:: ... CONTEXT : Since the 2003 drought and heat wave, Douglas-fir dieback has been reported in France in trees older than 30 years. Consequently, it is questioned whether selected Douglas-fir provenances are suited to the frequent and severe drought events which are forecast due to climate change. AIMS : Our objective was to contribute to the screening of variability in productivity and growth response ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13595-014-0393-1
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-014-0393-1

40. Douglas-fir is vulnerable to exceptional and recurrent drought episodes and recovers less well on less fertile sites

Author:: Anne-Sophie Sergent; Philippe Rozenberg; Nathalie Bréda
Source:: Annals of forest science 2014 v.71 no.6 pp. 697-708
ISSN:: 1286-4560
Subject:: Pseudotsuga menziesii; climate; climate change; decline; dieback; drought; heat; nitrogen; soil water deficit; stand characteristics; trees; water content; water shortages; France
Abstract:: ... CONTEXT: Since the 2003 drought and heat wave, there have been many reports of Douglas-fir decline and dieback in France. Given the climate change that is predicted, more frequent drought episodes could induce recurrent decline processes. The nature and background of this threat requires a careful assessment. AIMS: The objectives of this study were: (1) to test the hypothesis that the major climat ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13595-012-0220-5
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-012-0220-5

41. Molecular and physiological responses of trees to waterlogging stress

Author:: JÜRGEN KREUZWIESER; HEINZ RENNENBERG
Source:: Plant, cell and environment 2014 v.37 no.10 pp. 2245-2259
ISSN:: 0140-7791
Subject:: Arabidopsis; carbohydrates; carbon; climate change; crops; dieback; energy; flooded conditions; floods; forest ecosystems; glycolysis; leaves; metabolome; physiological response; probability; rain; roots; spring; summer; transcriptome; trees; winter
Abstract:: ... One major effect of global climate change will be altered precipitation patterns in many regions of the world. This will cause a higher probability of long‐term waterlogging in winter/spring and flash floods in summer because of extreme rainfall events. Particularly, trees not adapted at their natural site to such waterlogging stress can be impaired. Despite the enormous economic, ecological and s ...
DOI:: 10.1111/pce.12310
PubMed:: 24611781
: https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.12310

42. Placing unprecedented recent fir growth in a European‐wide and Holocene‐long context

Author:: Ulf Büntgen; Willy Tegel; Jed O Kaplan; Marcus Schaub; Frank Hagedorn; Matthias Bürgi; Rudolf Brázdil; Gerhard Helle; Marco Carrer; Karl-Uwe Heussner; Jutta Hofmann; Raymond Kontic; Tomáš Kyncl; Josef Kyncl; J Julio Camarero; Willy Tinner; Jan Esper; Andrew Liebhold
Source:: Frontiers in ecology and the environment 2014 v.12 no.2 pp. 100-106
ISSN:: 1540-9295
Subject:: Abies alba; anthropogenic activities; climate; climate change; dieback; emissions; forest decline; forest growth; forests; hydrologic cycle; land use; nitrates; politics; pollen; pollution control; sulfates; temperature; trees; Europe
Abstract:: ... Forest decline played a pivotal role in motivating Europe's political focus on sustainability around 35 years ago. Silver fir (Abies alba) exhibited a particularly severe dieback in the mid‐1970s, but disentangling biotic from abiotic drivers remained challenging because both spatial and temporal data were lacking. Here, we analyze 14 136 samples from living trees and historical timbers, together ...
DOI:: 10.1890/130089
: https://doi.org/10.1890/130089

43. Reduction in browsing intensity may not compensate climate change effects on tree species composition in the Bavarian Forest National Park

Author:: Maxime Cailleret; Marco Heurich; Harald Bugmann
Source:: Forest ecology and management 2014 v.328 pp. 179-192
ISSN:: 0378-1127
Subject:: seedlings; drought; trees; summer; stand composition; dieback; ungulates; Picea abies; forest reserves; browsing; equations; models; Abies alba; climate change; interspecific competition; species diversity; canopy gaps; temperature; Fagus sylvatica; climatic factors; tree mortality; national parks; forest management; forest types; stand basal area; Germany
Abstract:: ... Climate change may directly induce shifts in stand-level dynamics by altering the regeneration, growth and mortality of tree species, and indirectly by modifying interspecific competition. While some experimental and simulation studies have shown that these effects can be compensated by lower browsing pressure, it is not clear how species composition and stand basal area may respond in the short a ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.05.030
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.05.030

44. Response of epiphytic lichens to 21st Century climate change and tree disease scenarios

Author:: Christopher J. Ellis; Sally Eaton; Marios Theodoropoulos; Brian J. Coppins; Mark R.D. Seaward; Janet Simkin
Source:: Biological conservation 2014 v.180 pp. 153-164
ISSN:: 0006-3207
Subject:: biodiversity; climate change; dieback; emissions; environmental impact; epiphytes; lichens; models; natural resources conservation; planning; pollution; risk; sulfur dioxide; trees; uncertainty; woodlands; Scotland
Abstract:: ... Characterising the future risk to biodiversity across multiple environmental drivers is fraught with uncertainty and is a major conservation challenge. Scenario planning – to identify robust decisions across a range of plausible futures – can aid biodiversity conservation when tactical decisions need to be made in the present-day, yet consequences are realised over many decades. Management respons ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.09.046
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.09.046

45. Slow lifelong growth predisposes Populus tremuloides trees to mortality

Author:: Kathryn B. Ireland; Margaret M. Moore; Peter Z. Fulé; Thomas J. Zegler; Robert E. Keane
Source:: Oecologia 2014 v.175 no.3 pp. 847-859
ISSN:: 0029-8549
Subject:: Populus tremuloides; climate change; dead wood; decline; dieback; forest succession; forests; growth rings; life history; longevity; models; mortality; risk; temperature; tree growth; tree mortality; trees; water stress; North America
Abstract:: ... Widespread dieback of aspen forests, sometimes called sudden aspen decline, has been observed throughout much of western North America, with the highest mortality rates in the southwestern United States. Recent aspen mortality has been linked to drought stress and elevated temperatures characteristic of conditions expected under climate change, but the role of individual aspen tree growth patterns ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00442-014-2951-5
PubMed:: 24817158
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-014-2951-5

46. Spatial and temporal variation in damage and dieback in a threatened subantarctic cushion species

Author:: J. Whinam; J. A. Abdul-Rahman; M. Visoiu; M.-B. F. di Folco; J. B. Kirkpatrick
Source:: Australian journal of botany 2014 v.62 no.1 pp. 10-21
ISSN:: 0067-1924
Subject:: Agrostis; Azorella; autumn; climate change; dieback; grazing; pathogens; photographs; rabbits; spring; summer; temporal variation
Abstract:: ... A decline was observed in the subantarctic Macquarie Island endemic cushion, Azorella macquariensis, during the summer of 2008–2009, resulting in the listing of the species as critically endangered in 2010. Photographs of A. macquariensis in the period 2009–2013 were used to (1) identify types of damage, (2) determine the likely causes of three distinct types of damage, (3) establish whether dieba ...
DOI:: 10.1071/BT13207
: https://doi.org/10.1071/BT13207

47. The effect of sudden aspen decline on understory microclimate and vegetation in southwestern Colorado

Author:: J.E. Korb; S. Bombaci; R. Siegel
Source:: Canadian journal of forest research = 2014 v.44 no.8 pp. 914-921
ISSN:: 1208-6037
Subject:: Populus tremuloides; biomass; branches; decline; dieback; grasses; indicator species; microclimate; mortality; photosynthetically active radiation; soil water; temperature; tree mortality; understory; vegetation; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; Colorado
Abstract:: ... Sudden aspen decline (SAD), present in many parts of North America, is the sudden dieback of branches, crown loss, and rapid mortality of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.). We surveyed 21 plots in southwestern Colorado and categorized each plot by the mean percentage of recent crown loss (RCL) into three SAD levels: low SAD (0%–25% RCL), moderate SAD (25.1%–50% RCL), and high SAD (50.1%–100% RCL) ...
DOI:: 10.1139/cjfr-2014-0087
: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2014-0087

48. Topography influences the distribution of autumn frost damage on trees in a Mediterranean-type Eucalyptus forest

Author:: George Matusick; Katinka X. Ruthrof; Niels C. Brouwers; Giles St.J. Hardy
Source:: Trees 2014 v.28 no.5 pp. 1449-1462
ISSN:: 0931-1890
Subject:: Corymbia calophylla; Eucalyptus marginata; Mediterranean climate; air; autumn; canopy; climate change; dieback; ecosystems; forest damage; forests; frost; frost injury; geographical distribution; surveys; temperature; topography; trees; valleys; Australia
Abstract:: ... KEY MESSAGE: Extreme temperatures are causing forest dieback in a Mediterranean-type forest. Topography and cold-air pooling explain the geographic distribution of frost dieback in susceptible tree species. Alterations to the frequency and intensity of extreme temperatures, predicted with climate change, pose a threat to the health of many forests. Some Mediterranean climate regions are experienci ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00468-014-1048-4
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-014-1048-4

49. A model-based analysis of climate change vulnerability of Pinus pinea stands under multiobjective management in the Northern Plateau of Spain

Author:: Marta Pardos; Rafael Calama; Michael Maroschek; Werner Rammer; Manfred J. Lexer
Source:: Annals of forest science 2015 v.72 no.8 pp. 1009-1021
ISSN:: 1286-4560
Subject:: Pinus pinea; climate; climate change; dieback; ecosystem services; forest management; forests; income; models; plateaus; temperature; Mediterranean region; Spain
Abstract:: ... KEY MESSAGE : Climate change is likely to heavily affect the provision of goods and services of Mediterranean forests. Our results strongly point out the need to develop adaptive strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change in order to assure the maintenance of the stands aiming their multifunctionality, more than their monetary revenues. CONTEXT : Climate change in the Mediterranean region ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13595-015-0520-7
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-015-0520-7

50. Climate change beliefs and perceptions of agricultural risks: An application of the exchangeability method

Author:: Luisa Menapace; Gregory Colson; Roberta Raffaelli
Source:: Global environmental change 2015 v.35 pp. 70-81
ISSN:: 0959-3780
Subject:: apples; climate change; crop losses; dieback; farming systems; farms; grapes; growers; hail; outreach; powdery mildew; risk perception
Abstract:: ... Using the exchangeability method, we elicit Italian farmers’ short- and long-run perceptions of agricultural risks related to climate change. We consider four sources of crop loss risk: powdery mildew and hail for grape growers and apple dieback and hail for apple farmers. We find that perceived crop loss risks tend to be greater in the long run than in the short run. Controlling for a variety of ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.07.005
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.07.005

51. Conservation in a social-ecological system experiencing climate-induced tree mortality

Author:: Lauren E. Oakes; Paul E. Hennon; Nicole M. Ardoin; David V. D'Amore; Akida J. Ferguson; E. Ashley Steel; Dustin T. Wittwer; Eric F. Lambin
Source:: Biological conservation 2015 v.192 pp. 276-285
ISSN:: 0006-3207
Subject:: Xanthocyparis nootkatensis; climate; climate change; conservation areas; dieback; forests; health status; humans; interviews; managers; models; monitoring; mortality; national parks; protected species; risk factors; tree mortality; trees
Abstract:: ... We present a social-ecological framework to provide insight into climate adaptation strategies and diverse perspectives on interventions in protected areas for species experiencing climate-induced impacts. To develop this framework, we examined the current ecological condition of a culturally and commercially valuable species, considered the predicted future effects of climate change on that speci ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.09.018
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.09.018

52. Early indications of drought impacts on forests in the southeastern United States

Author:: Michael K. Crosby; Zhaofei Fan; Martin A. Spetich; Theodor D. Leininger; Xingang Fan
Source:: Forestry chronicle 2015 v.91 no.4 pp. 376-383
ISSN:: 0015-7546
Subject:: climate change; climatic factors; dieback; drought; ecoregions; ecosystems; forest health; forest types; hardwood; models; monitoring; regression analysis; trees
Abstract:: ... In the southeastern United States, drought can pose a significant threat to forests by reducing the amount of available water, thereby stressing trees. Destructive changes in crown conditions provide the first visible indication of a problem in a forested area, making it a useful indicator for problems within an ecosystem. Forest Health and Monitoring (FHM) and Palmer's Drought Severity Index (PDS ...
DOI:: 10.5558/tfc2015-067
: https://doi.org/10.5558/tfc2015-067

53. Ecological recovery in an Arctic delta following widespread saline incursion

Author:: Trevor C. Lantz; Steve V. Kokelj; Robert H. Fraser
Source:: Ecological applications 2015 v.25 no.1 pp. 172-185
ISSN:: 1051-0761
Subject:: Landsat; climate change; coasts; dieback; ecological resilience; ecosystems; environmental impact; freshwater; ice; monitoring; prediction; remote sensing; river deltas; shrubs; soil chemistry; soil salinization; storms; tundra; vegetation cover; Arctic region
Abstract:: ... Arctic ecosystems are vulnerable to the combined effects of climate change and a range of other anthropogenic perturbations. Predicting the cumulative impact of these stressors requires an improved understanding of the factors affecting ecological resilience. In September of 1999, a severe storm surge in the Mackenzie Delta flooded alluvial surfaces up to 30 km inland from the coast with saline wa ...
DOI:: 10.1890/14-0239.1
: https://doi.org/10.1890/14-0239.1

54. Eucalyptus viminalis dieback in the Monaro region, NSW

Author:: Catherine Ross; Cristopher Brack
Source:: Australian forestry 2015 v.78 no.4 pp. 243-253
ISSN:: 2325-6087
Subject:: Eucalyptus viminalis; Gonipterus; climate change; dieback; ecology; forestry; genotype; rain; surveys; trees
Abstract:: ... Summary Over the last decade, substantial numbers of Eucalyptus viminalis across the Monaro plains in south-eastern NSW have been observed as declining in health. Based on a systematic road survey, the affected area is estimated to cover around 2000 km ², with almost all E. viminalis within that area either dead or severely affected. Other eucalypt species present show minor levels of health deter ...
DOI:: 10.1080/00049158.2015.1076754
: https://doi.org/10.1080/00049158.2015.1076754

55. Extreme temperatures, foundation species, and abrupt ecosystem change: an example from an iconic seagrass ecosystem

Author:: Jordan A. Thomson; Derek A. Burkholder; Michael R. Heithaus; James W. Fourqurean; Matthew W. Fraser; John Statton; Gary A. Kendrick
Source:: Global change biology 2015 v.21 no.4 pp. 1463-1474
ISSN:: 1354-1013
Subject:: Chelonia mydas; climate change; dieback; ecosystems; fauna; habitat destruction; habitats; health status; heat; latitude; monitoring; sea turtles; seagrasses; summer; temperature; Western Australia
Abstract:: ... Extreme climatic events can trigger abrupt and often lasting change in ecosystems via the reduction or elimination of foundation (i.e., habitat‐forming) species. However, while the frequency/intensity of extreme events is predicted to increase under climate change, the impact of these events on many foundation species and the ecosystems they support remains poorly understood. Here, we use the icon ...
DOI:: 10.1111/gcb.12694
: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12694

56. Lack of genetic structure and evidence for long-distance dispersal in ash (Fraxinus excelsior) populations under threat from an emergent fungal pathogen: implications for restorative planting

Author:: Gemma E. Beatty; James A. Brown; Eamon M. Cassidy; Caroline M. V. Finlay; Lorraine McKendrick; W. Ian Montgomery; Neil Reid; David G. Tosh; Jim Provan
Source:: Tree genetics & genomes 2015 v.11 no.3 pp. 53
ISSN:: 1614-2942
Subject:: Chalara; Fraxinus excelsior; chloroplasts; climate change; dieback; fungi; genetic techniques and protocols; genetic variation; inbreeding; microsatellite repeats; pathogens; planting; seed dispersal; trees; woodlands; Great Britain; Irish Republic; Northern Ireland
Abstract:: ... Genetic analysis on populations of European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) throughout Ireland was carried out to determine the levels and patterns of genetic diversity in naturally seeded trees in ash woodlands and hedgerows, with the aim of informing conservation and replanting strategies in the face of potential loss of trees as a result of ash dieback. Samples from 33 sites across Northern Ireland an ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11295-015-0879-5
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-015-0879-5

57. Limber pine in the central and southern Rocky Mountains: Stand conditions and interactions with blister rust, mistletoe, and bark beetles

Author:: Christy M. Cleaver; William R. Jacobi; Kelly S. Burns; Robert E. Means
Source:: Forest ecology and management 2015 v.358 pp. 139-153
ISSN:: 0378-1127
Subject:: Cronartium ribicola; bark beetles; trees; dieback; stand structure; decision making; risk; Pinus flexilis; ecosystems; statistical models; monitoring; climate change; stand density; bark; biodiversity; Dendroctonus ponderosae; mortality; Santalales; environmental factors; blister rust; stand basal area; Rocky Mountain region; Wyoming; Montana; Colorado
Abstract:: ... Combined effects of the recent mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) outbreak and white pine blister rust (caused by Cronartium ribicola) (WPBR) are causing extensive crown dieback and mortality in limber pine (Pinus flexilis) in the central and southern Rocky Mountains. Additional stressors such as climate change and limber pine dwarf mistletoe (Aceuthobium cyanocarpum) may significantly ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.09.010
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.09.010

58. Rapid collapse of a sub‐Antarctic alpine ecosystem: the role of climate and pathogens

Author:: Dana M. Bergstrom; Phillippa K. Bricher; Ben Raymond; Aleks Terauds; David Doley; Melodie A. McGeoch; Jennie Whinam; Morag Glen; Ziqing Yuan; Kate Kiefer; Justine D. Shaw; Jessica Bramely‐Alves; Tim Rudman; Caroline Mohammed; Arko Lucieer; Micah Visoiu; Bettine Jansen van Vuuren; Marilyn C. Ball; Marc Cadotte
Source:: Journal of applied ecology 2015 v.52 no.3 pp. 774-783
ISSN:: 0021-8901
Subject:: Azorella; Bryopsida; anatomy and morphology; biological resistance; climate; climate change; dieback; drying; ecosystems; environmental factors; evapotranspiration; fungi; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; monitoring; pathogens; plant available water; solar radiation; summer; surveys; water supply; wind speed
Abstract:: ... Ecosystem change is predicted to become more prevalent with climate change. Widespread dieback of cushion plants and bryophytes in alpine fellfield on Macquarie Island may represent such change. Loss of the keystone endemic cushion plant, Azorella macquariensis, was so severe that it has been declared critically endangered. We document the dieback and its extent. Due to the rapidity of the event, ...
DOI:: 10.1111/1365-2664.12436
: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12436

59. Satellite data as indicators of tree biomass growth and forest dieback in a Mediterranean holm oak forest

Author:: Romà Ogaya; Adrià Barbeta; Corina Başnou; Josep Peñuelas
Source:: Annals of forest science 2015 v.72 no.1 pp. 135-144
ISSN:: 1286-4560
Subject:: primary productivity; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; drought; trees; forest growth; remote sensing; dieback; forests; meteorological data; stems; photosynthesis; Quercus ilex; autumn; climate change; tree mortality; mortality; tree growth; evapotranspiration; vegetation index; aboveground biomass; stand basal area
Abstract:: ... • CONTEXT : In the framework of climate change, decreased tree growth and enhanced mortality induced by hot and dry conditions are increasing in many forests around the world, and particularly in Mediterranean forests. • AIMS : Our aim was to estimate tree growth and mortality in a Mediterranean holm oak forest, using remote sensing data from MODIS. • METHODS : We monitored annual increases of abo ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13595-014-0408-y
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-014-0408-y

60. Short‐ and long‐term efficacy of forest thinning to mitigate drought impacts in mountain forests in the European Alps

Author:: Ché Elkin; Arnaud Giuggiola; Andreas Rigling; Harald Bugmann
Source:: Ecological applications 2015 v.25 no.4 pp. 1083-1098
ISSN:: 1051-0761
Subject:: Picea abies; altitude; climate change; climatic factors; dieback; drought; drought tolerance; ecosystem services; forest thinning; models; montane forests; mortality; risk; tree mortality; Alps region
Abstract:: ... In many regions of the world, drought is projected to increase under climate change, with potential negative consequences for forests and their ecosystem services (ES). Forest thinning has been proposed as a method for at least temporarily mitigating drought impacts, but its general applicability and longer‐term impacts are unclear. We use a process‐based forest model to upscale experimental data ...
DOI:: 10.1890/14-0690.1
: https://doi.org/10.1890/14-0690.1

61. Synergistic effects of drought and deforestation on the resilience of the south-eastern Amazon rainforest

Author:: Arie Staal; Stefan C. Dekker; Marina Hirota; Egbert H. van Nes
Source:: Ecological complexity 2015 v.22 pp. 65-75
ISSN:: 1476-945X
Subject:: basins; climate change; deforestation; dieback; drought; ecosystems; environmental factors; models; probability; rain forests; savannas; synergism; trees; tropics; Amazonia
Abstract:: ... The south-eastern Amazon rainforest is subject to ongoing deforestation and is expected to become drier due to climate change. Recent analyses of the distribution of tree cover in the tropics show three modes that have been interpreted as representing alternative stable states: forest, savanna and treeless states. This situation implies that a change in environmental conditions, such as in the cli ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2015.01.003
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecocom.2015.01.003

62. Tree dieback affects climate change mitigation potential of a dry afromontane forest in northern Ethiopia

Author:: Mulugeta Mokria; Aster Gebrekirstos; Ermias Aynekulu; Achim Bräuning
Source:: Forest ecology and management 2015 v.344 pp. 73-83
ISSN:: 0378-1127
Subject:: Juniperus procera; Olea europaea; allometry; altitude; carbon; carbon sequestration; carbon sinks; climate change; deforestation; dendrochronology; dieback; drought; ecosystem services; environmental health; forest ecosystems; forest restoration; forests; highlands; landscapes; models; snags; stems; trees; Ethiopia
Abstract:: ... Extreme climatic events such as droughts are likely to result in huge and long-lasting effects on regional ecosystem health if large numbers of foundation tree species continue to die. Although deforestation is severe in the Ethiopian highlands, some remnants of dry afromontane forests still exist. However, the resilience of these forests under climate change scenarios is unknown. Therefore, we st ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.02.008
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.02.008

63. Ash dieback due to Hymenoscyphus fraxineus: what can be learnt from evolutionary ecology?

Author:: J. Landolt; A. Gross; O. Holdenrieder; M. Pautasso
Source:: Plant pathology 2016 v.65 no.7 pp. 1056-1070
ISSN:: 0032-0862
Subject:: Agrilus planipennis; Fraxinus excelsior; Hymenoscyphus fraxineus; biosecurity; breeding; case studies; climate change; dieback; disease control; disease resistance; evolution; fungi; genetic resistance; genetic variation; host-pathogen relationships; leaves; pathogens; saplings; virulence; Asia; Europe
Abstract:: ... The future existence of common ash (Fraxinus excelsior), an important tree species throughout temperate Europe, is threatened. An invasive fungal disease (ash dieback) has spread through much of the distribution area of common ash. The causal agent of the disease is Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, a necrotrophic ascomycete, most probably introduced from Asia in the early 1990s. Hymenoscyphus fraxineus in ...
DOI:: 10.1111/ppa.12539
: https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12539

64. Biological Flora of the British Isles: Fraxinus excelsior

Author:: Peter A. Thomas
Source:: journal of ecology 2016 v.104 no.4 pp. 1158-1209
ISSN:: 0022-0477
Subject:: Agrilus planipennis; Fraxinus excelsior; Hymenoscyphus fraxineus; adults; alluvial soils; climate change; dieback; dormancy; drought tolerance; female flowers; flora; forest trees; fungi; germination; habitats; herbivores; hermaphroditism; islands; males; mixed stands; pH; pests; phenology; pure stands; seedlings; seeds; shade tolerance; spring; waterways; United Kingdom
Abstract:: ... This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Fraxinus excelsior L. (Ash) that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard framework of the Biological Flora of the British Isles: distribution, habitat, communities, responses to biotic factors, responses to environment, structure and physiology, p ...
DOI:: 10.1111/1365-2745.12566
: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12566

65. Climate, streamflow, and legacy effects on growth of riparian Populus angustifolia in the arid San Luis Valley, Colorado

Author:: Douglas C. Andersen
Source:: Journal of arid environments 2016 v.134 pp. 104-121
ISSN:: 0140-1963
Subject:: Populus angustifolia; aquifers; basins; climate change; climatic factors; dieback; drought; dry environmental conditions; models; rain; stream channels; stream flow; summer; trees; vigor; water management; water supply; water table; Colorado
Abstract:: ... Knowledge of the factors affecting the vigor of desert riparian trees is important for their conservation and management. I used multiple regression to assess effects of streamflow and climate (12–14 years of data) or climate alone (up to 60 years of data) on radial growth of clonal narrowleaf cottonwood (Populus angustifolia), a foundation species in the arid, Closed Basin portion of the San Luis ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2016.07.005
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2016.07.005

66. Complex Interactions Among Agents Affect Shore Pine Health in Southeast Alaska

Author:: Mulvey Robin L.; Bisbing Sarah M.
Source:: Northwest science 2016 v.90 no.2 pp. 176-194
ISSN:: 0029-344X
Subject:: Dothistroma; Pinus contorta var. latifolia; USDA Forest Service; bark beetles; biomass; blight; climate change; conifers; dieback; forest health; forest inventory; forests; monitoring; mortality; stain fungi; tree and stand measurements; tree mortality; tree trunk; trees; Alaska
Abstract:: ... Permanent plots are essential for tracking long-term forest change and have become more important given the projected increase in widespread tree mortality and forest health issues associated with climate change, invasive pests, altered disturbance regimes, and other novel stressors. Inventory and monitoring plots can reveal otherwise undetected loss of tree biomass, initiating targeted biological ...
DOI:: 10.3955/046.090.0209
: https://doi.org/10.3955/046.090.0209

67. Dieback of riparian alder caused by the Phytophthora alni complex: projected consequences for stream ecosystems

Author:: Ulf Bjelke; Johanna Boberg; Jonàs Oliva; Kristina Tattersdill; Brendan G. McKie
Source:: Freshwater biology 2016 v.61 no.5 pp. 565-579
ISSN:: 0046-5070
Subject:: Alnus; Phytophthora alni; aquatic food webs; aquatic organisms; branches; climate change; dieback; disease outbreaks; ecosystems; habitats; hybrids; landscapes; nitrogen; nitrogen fixation; pathogens; phenotype; plant litter; riparian areas; roots; streams; summer; temperature; trees; virulence; winter; Europe; North America
Abstract:: ... Alder trees (Alnus spp.) are key nitrogen‐fixing riparian species in the northern hemisphere. Inputs of nitrogen‐rich leaf litter from alder into stream food webs can contribute significantly to nitrogen dynamics at local and landscape scales. Alder trees also provide habitats for terrestrial and aquatic organisms, and help stabilize river banks. Recently, substantial declines in alder stands have ...
DOI:: 10.1111/fwb.12729
: https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12729

68. Feeling the cold in a warming climate: differential effects of low temperatures on co-occurring eucalypts

Author:: George Matusick; Katinka X. Ruthrof; Jason Pitman; Giles E. St. J. Hardy
Source:: Australian journal of botany 2016 v.64 no.5 pp. 456-466
ISSN:: 0067-1924
Subject:: Corymbia calophylla; Eucalyptus marginata; climatic factors; cold; dieback; global warming; species diversity; temperature; tree damage; tree mortality; Australia
Abstract:: ... Climate change is altering extreme temperature events, and is expected to drive changes in species composition as a result. To assess the potential for compositional shifts from low-temperature events, the effects of repeated events in 2010 and 2012 on three co-occurring eucalypts were determined in south-western Australia. To examine the climatic conditions that led to tree damage, and the long-t ...
DOI:: 10.1071/BT16064
: https://doi.org/10.1071/BT16064

69. How drought-induced forest die-off alters microclimate and increases fuel loadings and fire potentials

Author:: Katinka X. Ruthrof; Joseph B. Fontaine; George Matusick; David D. Breshears; Darin J. Law; Sarah Powell; Giles Hardy
Source:: International journal of wildland fire 2016 v.25 no.8 pp. 819-830
ISSN:: 1049-8001
Subject:: Eucalyptus marginata; climate change; dead wood; die-off; drought; fire spread; forests; fuel loading; fuels; heat; managers; microclimate; models; relative humidity; solar radiation; summer; temperature; trees; wind speed; Australia
Abstract:: ... Forest die-offs associated with drought and heat have recently occurred across the globe, raising concern that associated changes in fuels and microclimate could link initial die-off disturbance to subsequent fire disturbance. Despite widespread concern, little empirical data exist. Following forest die-off in the Northern Jarrah Forest, south-western Australia, we quantified fuel dynamics and ass ...
DOI:: 10.1071/WF15028
: https://doi.org/10.1071/WF15028

70. Living (and reproducing) on the edge: reproductive phenology is impacted by rainfall and canopy decline in a Mediterranean eucalypt

Author:: T. L. Moore; K. X. Ruthrof; M. D. Craig; L. E. Valentine; G. E. St J. Hardy; P. A. Fleming
Source:: Australian journal of botany 2016 v.64 no.2 pp. 129-141
ISSN:: 0067-1924
Subject:: Eucalyptus wandoo; Vernicia; ambient temperature; canopy; climate change; climatic factors; drought; flowering; forests; fruiting; monitoring; phenology; phytophagous insects; population dynamics; rain; reproduction; trees; woodlands; Australia
Abstract:: ... Many of the worlds’ forests and woodlands are currently showing symptoms of declining condition due to a range of factors, including changing climatic conditions, drought and insect herbivory. Altered abiotic and biotic conditions can influence the condition of trees that can, in turn, affect tree reproductive cycles. However, the potential impact of tree decline on reproductive cycles has rarely ...
DOI:: 10.1071/BT15004
: https://doi.org/10.1071/BT15004

71. Long-term changes in the tree and shrub layers of a British nature reserve and their relevance for woodland conservation management

Author:: K.J. Kirby; E.A. Goldberg; R. Isted; S.C. Perry; R.C. Thomas
Source:: Journal for nature conservation 2016 v.31 pp. 51-60
ISSN:: 1617-1381
Subject:: Acer pseudoplatanus; Fagus sylvatica; Fraxinus excelsior; Hymenoscyphus fraxineus; climate change; conifers; conservation areas; death; dieback; forests; herbivores; plantations; shrubs; trees; windthrow; woodlands; United Kingdom
Abstract:: ... Changes in the woodland extent over the last 200 years were assessed from old maps for a 100ha woodland nature reserve in southern Britain. More detailed changes in the composition and structure of the tree and shrub layers were measured using data from 95 permanent vegetation plots (10×10m) distributed across the reserve at the intersections of a 100m grid. These were recorded in 1973, 1992 and 2 ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jnc.2016.03.004
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2016.03.004

72. Overstory Tree Mortality in Ponderosa Pine and Spruce-Fir Ecosystems Following a Drought in Northern New Mexico

Author:: Brian P. Oswald; Sean C. Dugan; Randy G. Balice; Daniel R. Unger
Source:: Forests 2016 v.7 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:: 1999-4907
Subject:: Pinus ponderosa; adaptive management; climate; climate change; coniferous forests; dieback; drought; ecosystems; mortality; mountains; overstory; rain; snow; temperature; tree mortality; trees; New Mexico
Abstract:: ... Drought-caused tree dieback is an issue around the world as climates change and many areas become dryer and hotter. A drought from 1998–2004 resulted in a significant tree dieback event in many of the wooded areas in portions of the Jemez Mountains and the adjacent Pajarito Plateau in northern New Mexico. The objectives of this study were to evaluate and quantify the differences in tree mortality ...
DOI:: 10.3390/f7100225
: https://doi.org/10.3390/f7100225

73. Resilience of European beech forests (Fagus sylvatica L.) after fire in a global change context

Author:: Janet Maringer; Marco Conedera; Davide Ascoli; Dirk R. Schmatz; Thomas Wohlgemuth
Source:: International journal of wildland fire 2016 v.25 no.6 pp. 699-710
ISSN:: 1049-8001
Subject:: Betula pendula; Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; canopy; climate change; dieback; drought; forest fires; forest management; forests; ground vegetation; pioneer species; regression analysis; trees; Alps region; Europe
Abstract:: ... The European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is one of the most ecologically and economically important tree species in Europe. Nonetheless, post-fire ecological processes in beech forests have only been marginally studied although they might become more important for forest management in the light of global climate change drought effects. Focusing on the Southern European Alps, where numerous forest f ...
DOI:: 10.1071/WF15127
: https://doi.org/10.1071/WF15127

74. Role of geographical provenance in the response of silver fir seedlings to experimental warming and drought

Author:: Luis Matías; Patricia Gonzalez-Díaz; José L. Quero; J. Julio Camarero; Francisco Lloret; Alistair S. Jump
Source:: Tree physiology 2016 v.36 no.10 pp. 1236-1246
ISSN:: 1758-4469
Subject:: Abies alba; carbon; climate; climate change; dieback; drought; drought tolerance; dry matter partitioning; genetic analysis; genetic variation; genotype; leaves; nitrogen; nitrogen content; physiological response; population dynamics; provenance; roots; seedlings; stable isotopes; sugar content; sugars; temperature; tree physiology
Abstract:: ... Changes in climate can alter the distribution and population dynamics of tree species by altering their recruitment patterns, especially at range edges. However, geographical patterns of genetic diversity could buffer the negative consequences of changing climate at rear range edges where populations might also harbour individuals with drought-adapted genotypes. Silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) reach ...
DOI:: 10.1093/treephys/tpw049
: https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpw049

75. Stochastic Integrated Assessment of Ecosystem Tipping Risk

Author:: Thomas S. Lontzek; Daiju Narita; Ole Wilms
Source:: Environmental and resource economics 2016 v.65 no.3 pp. 573-598
ISSN:: 0924-6460
Subject:: carbon dioxide; climate change; deforestation; dieback; econometric models; economic impact; ecosystems; emissions; forest management; forest policy; forests; risk
Abstract:: ... One of the major potential consequences of climate change is damage to earth’s ecosystems, damage which could manifest itself in the form of tipping risks. We establish an economic growth model of ecosystem tipping risks, set in the context of possible forest dieback. We consider different specifications of impacts arising from the forest dieback tipping point, specifications such as changes in th ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10640-016-0054-y
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-016-0054-y

76. Transgenerational effects of extreme weather: perennial plant offspring show modified germination, growth and stoichiometry

Author:: Julia Walter; David E. V. Harter; Carl Beierkuhnlein; Anke Jentsch
Source:: journal of ecology 2016 v.104 no.4 pp. 1032-1040
ISSN:: 0022-0477
Subject:: Calluna vulgaris; Genista tinctoria; botanical composition; carbon nitrogen ratio; climate; climate change; community structure; dieback; drought; genes; germination; leaves; long term effects; mothers; perennials; phenotype; plant stress; population dynamics; progeny; rain; seed set; seedlings; seeds; stoichiometry
Abstract:: ... Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and magnitude of extreme climatic events. These changes will directly affect plant individuals and populations and thus modify plant community composition. Little is known, however, about transgenerational effects (i.e. the influence of the parental environment on offspring phenotype and performance beyond the effects of transmitted genes) of c ...
DOI:: 10.1111/1365-2745.12567
: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12567

77. Century‐long tree population dynamics in a deciduous forest stand in central Sweden

Author:: Håkan Hytteborn; Brita M. Svensson; Kerstin Kempe; Andreas Press; Håkan Rydin
Source:: Journal of vegetation science 2017 v.28 no.5 pp. 1057-1069
ISSN:: 1100-9233
Subject:: Corylus avellana; Populus tremula; dieback; population dynamics; shoots; deciduous forests; Dutch elm disease; Picea abies; Ulmus glabra; forest stands; Prunus padus; Fraxinus excelsior; Betula; conifers; pathogens; seeds; models; climate change; species diversity; woody plants; population size; shrubs; saplings; Quercus robur; stand basal area; Acer platanoides; Sweden
Abstract:: ... QUESTION: We quantify tree dynamics over a century of free development in a small broad‐leaved forest dominated by Fraxinus excelsior and Ulmus glabra. What are the internal and external factors driving the changes, and how predictable are they? What were the time scale and effects of the spread of Dutch elm disease (DED)? LOCATION: Vårdsätra, eastern central Sweden. METHODS: The survival, growth ...
DOI:: 10.1111/jvs.12556
: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12556

78. Effects of rainfall exclusion on leaf gas exchange traits and osmotic adjustment in mature canopy trees of Dryobalanops aromatica (Dipterocarpaceae) in a Malaysian tropical rain forest

Author:: Yuta Inoue; Tomoaki Ichie; Tanaka Kenzo; Aogu Yoneyama; Tomo’omi Kumagai; Tohru Nakashizuka
Source:: Tree physiology 2017 v.37 no.10 pp. 1301-1311
ISSN:: 1758-4469
Subject:: Dryobalanops aromatica; canopy; climate change; dieback; drought; drying; ecophysiology; forest trees; gas exchange; leaf water potential; leaves; modulus of elasticity; mortality; osmotic pressure; photosynthesis; rain; soil; stomatal conductance; tree physiology; tropical rain forests; turgor; vinyl chloride; water stress; Borneo; Malaysia
Abstract:: ... Climate change exposes vegetation to unusual levels of drought, risking a decline in productivity and an increase in mortality. It still remains unclear how trees and forests respond to such unusual drought, particularly Southeast Asian tropical rain forests. To understand leaf ecophysiological responses of tropical rain forest trees to soil drying, a rainfall exclusion experiment was conducted on ...
DOI:: 10.1093/treephys/tpx053
: https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpx053

79. Exploring uncertainty of Amazon dieback in a perturbed parameter Earth system ensemble

Author:: Chris A. Boulton; Ben B. B. Booth; Peter Good
Source:: Global change biology 2017 v.23 no.12 pp. 5032-5044
ISSN:: 1354-1013
Subject:: climate; climate change; dieback; dry season; emissions; forests; leaf area index; models; photosynthesis; temperature; uncertainty; Amazonia
Abstract:: ... The future of the Amazon rainforest is unknown due to uncertainties in projected climate change and the response of the forest to this change (forest resiliency). Here, we explore the effect of some uncertainties in climate and land surface processes on the future of the forest, using a perturbed physics ensemble of HadCM3C. This is the first time Amazon forest changes are presented using an ensem ...
DOI:: 10.1111/gcb.13733
: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13733

80. Growth and physiological responses of Quercus brantii seedlings inoculated with Biscogniauxia mediterranea and Obolarina persica under drought stress

Author:: E. Ghanbary; M. Tabari Kouchaksaraei; M. Mirabolfathy; S. A. M. Modarres Sanavi; M. Rahaie
Source:: Forest pathology 2017 v.47 no.5 pp. -
ISSN:: 1437-4781
Subject:: Quercus brantii; aggression; biomass; charcoal; climate change; dieback; drought; forests; fungi; greenhouses; pathogens; photochemistry; photosystem II; physiological response; ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase; seedlings; stems; stomatal conductance; water stress; xylem water potential; Iran
Abstract:: ... Charcoal canker of oak is a common disease in the western regions of Iran, which has widely spread due to climate change and increasing drought in recent years. Biscogniauxia mediterranea and Obolarina persica are known as two agents of oak charcoal canker in Zagros forests causing the dieback of oak trees. The effects of charcoal disease agent pathogens on the growth and physiological response of ...
DOI:: 10.1111/efp.12353
: https://doi.org/10.1111/efp.12353

81. How fast can conifers climb mountains? Investigating the effects of a changing climate on the viability of Juniperus seravschanica within the mountains of Oman, and developing a conservation strategy for this tree species

Author:: Khalid A.A.Y. Al Farsi; Darach Lupton; James D. Hitchmough; Ross W.F. Cameron
Source:: Journal of arid environments 2017 v.147 pp. 40-53
ISSN:: 0140-1963
Subject:: Juniperus polycarpos var. seravschanica; altitude; climate change; conifers; dieback; drought; dry environmental conditions; genotype; heat stress; heat tolerance; irrigation; keystone species; mountains; planting; seeds; sowing; trees; viability; Oman
Abstract:: ... The conifer, Juniperus seravschanica is a keystone species within Oman, yet its decline is typical of other arid-adapted, montane tree species. This research aimed to identify causes of decline and subsequent viable conservation strategies; strategies that may have wider application for tree conservation. Decline in J. seravschanica is typified by foliar dieback and little regeneration via seed; t ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2017.07.020
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2017.07.020

82. Long-term recovery from fire by a population of honey possums (Tarsipes rostratus) in the extreme south-west of Western Australia

Author:: S. D. Bradshaw; F. J. Bradshaw
Source:: Australian journal of zoology 2017 v.65 no.1 pp. 1-11
ISSN:: 0004-959X
Subject:: Banksia; Phytophthora cinnamomi; climate change; dieback; fire frequency; fires; habitats; humans; possums; prediction; prescribed burning; regression analysis; trees; Western Australia
Abstract:: ... The impact of two fires, six years apart, on the long-term recovery of a population of honey possums (Tarsipes rostratus) in the extreme south-west of Western Australia was documented over a 23-year period. Recovery was relatively rapid after the first fire, with catch rates reaching 78% of precatch levels within six years, but was much slower following the second fire in April 1999. Regression an ...
DOI:: 10.1071/ZO16068
: https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO16068

83. Structural overshoot of tree growth with climate variability and the global spectrum of drought‐induced forest dieback

Author:: Alistair S. Jump; Paloma Ruiz‐Benito; Sarah Greenwood; Craig D. Allen; Thomas Kitzberger; Rod Fensham; Jordi Martínez‐Vilalta; Francisco Lloret
Source:: Global change biology 2017 v.23 no.9 pp. 3742-3757
ISSN:: 1354-1013
Subject:: aboveground biomass; biodiversity; biogeography; canopy; carbon; climate; climate change; die-off; dieback; drought; ecosystem services; forests; leaf area; leaves; models; plant stress; prediction; temperature; tree growth; trees
Abstract:: ... Ongoing climate change poses significant threats to plant function and distribution. Increased temperatures and altered precipitation regimes amplify drought frequency and intensity, elevating plant stress and mortality. Large‐scale forest mortality events will have far‐reaching impacts on carbon and hydrological cycling, biodiversity, and ecosystem services. However, biogeographical theory and gl ...
DOI:: 10.1111/gcb.13636
: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13636

84. Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Cataxia (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) from south-western Australia: documenting a threatened fauna in a sky-island landscape

Author:: Michael G. Rix; Karlene Bain; Barbara Y. Main; Robert J. Raven; Andrew D. Austin; Steven J. B. Cooper; Mark S. Harvey
Source:: Journal of arachnology 2017 v.45 no.3 pp. 395-423
ISSN:: 0161-8202
Subject:: Ctenizidae; Phytophthora; allopatry; climate change; cytochrome b; cytochrome-c oxidase; dieback; fauna; fire regime; habitat preferences; habitats; indigenous species; landscapes; mitochondria; phylogeny; plant pathogenic fungi; taxonomy; Australia
Abstract:: ... The spiny trapdoor spiders (Idiopidae) of the Cataxia bolganupensis-group from south-western Australia are revised, and six species are recognized: C. barrettae sp. nov., C. bolganupensis (Main, 1985), C. colesi sp. nov., C. melindae sp. nov., C. sandsorum sp. nov. and C. stirlingi (Main, 1985). All species exhibit extreme short-range endemism, with allopatric sky-island distributions in mesic mon ...
DOI:: 10.1636/JoA-S-17-012.1
: https://doi.org/10.1636/JoA-S-17-012.1

85. Thirsty peaks: Drought events drive keystone shrub decline in an oceanic island mountain

Author:: José Miguel Olano; Patricia Brito; Águeda Mª. González-Rodríguez; José Luis Martín-Esquivel; Miguel García-Hidalgo; Vicente Rozas
Source:: Biological conservation 2017 v.215 pp. 99-106
ISSN:: 0006-3207
Subject:: brooms; climate; climate change; conservation areas; death; dieback; drought; ecosystems; growth rings; herbivores; islands; issues and policy; keystone species; mortality; national parks; nitrogen fixation; population dynamics; risk; shrubs; temperature; water use efficiency; Canary Islands
Abstract:: ... Oceanic islands ecosystems are among the most endangered in the world, as the effects of ongoing climate change may potentially combine with other pre-existing drivers of plant population decline. In the Canary Islands, nitrogen-fixing Teide broom (Spartocytisus supranubius) is a keystone species in the Teide National Park high mountain ecosystem. However, recruitment failure due to introduced her ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.09.008
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.09.008

86. A mechanistic model of climate change risk: Growth rates and microhabitat specificity for conservation priority woodland epiphytes

Author:: Christopher J. Ellis
Source:: Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics 2018 v.32 pp. 38-48
ISSN:: 1433-8319
Subject:: climate; climate change; dieback; epiphytes; extinction; landscapes; lichens; mechanistic models; microhabitats; risk; woodlands
Abstract:: ... Climate change studies need to develop models for species risk that are mechanistic and predictive, with conservation strategies explored through the use of scenarios. This study focused on a diverse group for climate change analysis – lichen epiphytes – to develop a heuristic model for quantifying risk that has two key components. First, it draws on the classic ecological concept – ‘das Gesetz de ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ppees.2018.02.003
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2018.02.003

87. Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition alters growth responses of European beech (Fagus sylvativa L.) to climate change

Author:: Carsten Hess; Thomas Niemeyer; Andreas Fichtner; Kirstin Jansen; Matthias Kunz; Moritz Maneke; Henrik von Wehrden; Markus Quante; David Walmsley; Goddert von Oheimb; Werner Härdtle
Source:: Environmental pollution 2018 v.233 pp. 92-98
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; carbon sequestration; climate change; climatic factors; dieback; dry matter partitioning; fine roots; forest ecosystems; forests; growth rings; long term effects; models; nitrogen; stand characteristics; temperature; tree age; tree growth; trees
Abstract:: ... Global change affects the functioning of forest ecosystems and the services they provide, but little is known about the interactive effects of co-occurring global change drivers on important functions such as tree growth and vitality. In the present study we quantified the interactive (i.e. synergistic or antagonistic) effects of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition and climatic variables (temperat ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.10.024
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.10.024

88. Current Problems and Tasks of Forest Protection in Poland

Author:: Iwona Skrzecz; Aldona Perlińska
Source:: Folia forestalia Polonica 2018 v.60 no.3 pp. 161-172
ISSN:: 2199-5907
Subject:: Agrilus; Cenangium; Diplodia pinea; European Union; Gremmeniella abietina; Hymenoscyphus fraxineus; Ips acuminatus; Ips typographus; Phytophthora; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; air temperature; bark beetles; climate change; decision support systems; dieback; disease control; drought; floods; forest stands; forestry; forests; fungi; heat; hurricanes; laws and regulations; markets; mountains; natural enemies; parasites; pathogens; pesticides; plant protection; predators; trees; water shortages; wind; Poland
Abstract:: ... Current problems of forest protection concern the declining health of forest stands due to climate change and the resulting extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, hurricane winds, heavy rainfalls and floods. Repeated impacts of these factors increase susceptibility of forest stands to pest insects and fungal pathogens. Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] H. Karst) is sensitive to high ai ...
DOI:: 10.2478/ffp-2018-0016
: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2018-0016

89. Extreme weather impacts on tropical mangrove forests in the Eastern Brazil Marine Ecoregion

Author:: Ricardo Nogueira Servino; Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira Gomes; Angelo Fraga Bernardino
Source:: Science of the total environment 2018 v.628-629 pp. 233-240
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: temperature; wetlands; El Nino; wind; ecoregions; monitoring; ecosystem services; mangrove forests; raw materials; drought; financial economics; climate change; semiarid zones; remote sensing; dieback; Brazil
Abstract:: ... Extreme weather events are likely to become more frequent in the 21st century bringing significant impacts to coastal ecosystems. However, the capacity to detect and measure those impacts are still limited, with effects largely unstudied. In June 2016, a hailstorm with wind gusts of over 100 km·h⁻¹ caused an unprecedented mangrove dieback on Eastern Brazil. To quantify the scale of impact and shor ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.068
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.068

90. Forest Adaptation to Climate Change along Steep Ecological Gradients: The Case of the Mediterranean-Temperate Transition in South-Western Europe

Author:: Juan F. Fernández-Manjarrés; Paloma Ruiz-Benito; Miguel A. Zavala; J. Julio Camarero; Fernando Pulido; Vânia Proença; Laetitia Navarro; Roxane Sansilvestri; Elena Granda; Laura Marqués; Martina Temunovič; Cleo Bertelsmeier; Philippe Drobinski; Samuel Roturier; Marta Benito-Garzón; Iñaki García de Cortazar-Atauri; Laurent Simon; Stephane Dupas; Harold Levrel; Marion Sautier
Source:: Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:: 2071-1050
Subject:: abandoned land; agroforestry; climate change; conifers; dieback; drought; ecosystem management; ecotones; emerging diseases; employment; fire intensity; fire regime; forest diseases; forests; hardwood; invasive species; landscapes; managers; monitoring; mortality; remote sensing; risk; temperate zones; tree diseases; trees; Europe; Mediterranean region
Abstract:: ... Impacts of climate change are likely to be marked in areas with steep climatic transitions. Species turnover, spread of invasive species, altered productivity, and modified processes such as fire regimes can all spread rapidly along ecotones, which challenge the current paradigms of ecosystem management. We conducted a literature review at a continental-wide scale of South-Western European forests ...
DOI:: 10.3390/su10093065
: https://doi.org/10.3390/su10093065

91. Hydraulic and mechanical dysfunction of Norway spruce sapwood due to extreme summer drought in Scandinavia

Author:: Sabine Rosner; Notburga Gierlinger; Matthias Klepsch; Bo Karlsson; Rob Evans; Sven-Olof Lundqvist; Jan Světlík; Isabella Børja; Lise Dalsgaard; Kjell Andreassen; Svein Solberg; Steven Jansen
Source:: Forest ecology and management 2018 v.409 pp. 527-540
ISSN:: 0378-1127
Subject:: Picea abies; Raman imaging; cell walls; climate change; coniferous forests; cracking; diagnostic techniques; dieback; drought; early selection; earlywood; genotype; kiln drying; lignin; sapwood; shrinkage; summer; tracheids; trees; wood; Norway; Scandinavia; Sweden
Abstract:: ... Projected climate change scenarios such as frequently occurring dry summer spells are an enormous threat to the health of boreal conifer forests. We identified visible features indicating wood with tracheids predisposed for hydraulic and mechanical dysfunction in Norway spruce, suggest why this is formed during severe summer drought and hypothesised on mechanism that would cause tracheid collapse ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.11.051
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.11.051

92. Hyrcanian forests—Stable rear‐edge populations harbouring high genetic diversity of Fraxinus excelsior, a common European tree species

Author:: Eva Ortvald Erichsen; Katharina Birgit Budde; Khosro Sagheb‐Talebi; Francesca Bagnoli; Giovanni Giuseppe Vendramin; Ole Kim Hansen
Source:: Diversity & distributions 2018 v.24 no.11 pp. 1521-1533
ISSN:: 1366-9516
Subject:: Fraxinus excelsior; biodiversity; climate change; deciduous forests; dieback; environmental factors; expressed sequence tags; genetic variation; genomics; haplotypes; microsatellite repeats; phylogeography; population genetics; population size; population structure; trees; Caspian Sea; Caucasus region; Denmark; Iran; Italy; Norway
Abstract:: ... AIM: The Hyrcanian forests, in a region of lowland and montane temperate pure and mixed broadleaf forests located in Iran, near the southern shores of the Caspian Sea, form part of the Caucasus biodiversity hotspot. In this region, species experienced suitable and stable environmental conditions over historic periods and even some Arcto‐Tertiary relict species could survive. Although the ranges of ...
DOI:: 10.1111/ddi.12783
: https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12783

93. Landscape-scale variation in canopy water content of giant sequoias during drought

Author:: Tarin Paz-Kagan; Nicholas R. Vaughn; Roberta E. Martin; Philip G. Brodrick; Nathan L. Stephenson; Adrian J. Das; Koren R. Nydick; Gregory P. Asner
Source:: Forest ecology and management 2018 v.419-420 pp. 291-304
ISSN:: 0378-1127
Subject:: Sequoia; Sequoiadendron giganteum; altitude; canopy; climate; climate change; dieback; drought; groves; image analysis; landscapes; leaves; lidar; monitoring; mountains; national parks; prediction; spectroscopy; statistical models; surface water; topographic slope; water content; water stress; California; Sierra Nevada (California)
Abstract:: ... Recent drought (2012–2016) caused unprecedented foliage dieback in giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum), a species endemic to the western slope of the southern Sierra Nevada in central California. As part of an effort to understand and map sequoia response to droughts, we studied the patterns of remotely sensed canopy water content (CWC), both within and among sequoia groves in two successive ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.11.018
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.11.018

94. Leaf to landscape responses of giant sequoia to hotter drought: An introduction and synthesis for the special section

Author:: Koren R. Nydick; Nathan L. Stephenson; Anthony R. Ambrose; Gregory P. Asner; Wendy L. Baxter; Adrian J. Das; Todd Dawson; Roberta E. Martin; Tarin Paz-Kagan
Source:: Forest ecology and management 2018 v.419-420 pp. 249-256
ISSN:: 0378-1127
Subject:: Sequoia; Sequoiadendron giganteum; canopy; climate change; conifers; dieback; drought; forests; habitats; information sources; landscapes; leaves; models; physiology; planting; prescribed burning; risk assessment; surveys; trees; water content; water stress; California
Abstract:: ... Hotter droughts are becoming more common as climate change progresses, and they may already have caused instances of forest dieback on all forested continents. Learning from hotter droughts, including where on the landscape forests are more or less vulnerable to these events, is critical to help resource managers proactively prepare for the future. As part of our Leaf to Landscape Project, we meas ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.03.028
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.03.028

95. Population collapse dynamics in Acropora downingi, an Arabian/Persian Gulf ecosystem‐engineering coral, linked to rising temperature

Author:: Bernhard Riegl; Matthew Johnston; Sam Purkis; Emily Howells; John Burt; Sascha C. C. Steiner; Charles R. C. Sheppard; Andrew Bauman
Source:: Global change biology 2018 v.24 no.6 pp. 2447-2462
ISSN:: 1354-1013
Subject:: Acropora; bleaching; climate change; corals; dieback; ecosystem engineers; extinction; fecundity; larvae; larval development; models; monitoring; mortality; population dynamics; reefs; temperature; Persian Gulf
Abstract:: ... As in the tropical Atlantic, Acropora populations in the southern Persian/Arabian Gulf plummeted within two decades after having been ecosystem engineers on most wave‐exposed reefs since the Pleistocene. Since 1996/1998 live coral cover in the Gulf declined by over 90% in many areas, primarily due to bleaching and diseases caused by rising temperatures. In the formerly dominant table‐coral species ...
DOI:: 10.1111/gcb.14114
: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14114

96. Recent Drought-Induced Vitality Decline of Black Pine (Pinus nigra Arn.) in South-West Hungary—Is This Drought-Resistant Species under Threat by Climate Change?

Author:: Norbert Móricz; Balázs Garamszegi; Ervin Rasztovits; András Bidló; Adrienn Horváth; Attila Jagicza; Gábor Illés; Zoltán Vekerdy; Zoltán Somogyi; Borbála Gálos
Source:: Forests 2018 v.9 no.7 pp. -
ISSN:: 1999-4907
Subject:: Pinus nigra; climate change; dieback; drought; drought tolerance; dry environmental conditions; forestry; growth rings; hydrologic models; mountains; normalized difference vegetation index; remote sensing; soil water storage; summer; tree growth; vegetation; Hungary; Mediterranean region
Abstract:: ... This paper analyses the recent recurring dieback and growth decline of Black pine (P. nigra Arn. var austriaca) in the Keszthely mountains of south-west Hungary, and their relations to water deficits due to droughts. These relations were studied in five stands with low soil water storage capacity for the period 1981–2016. The vitality was assessed using 60 tree-ring samples and changes in re ...
DOI:: 10.3390/f9070414
: https://doi.org/10.3390/f9070414

97. Refining Species Traits in a Dynamic Vegetation Model to Project the Impacts of Climate Change on Tropical Trees in Central Africa

Author:: Marie Dury; Lenni Mertens; Adeline Fayolle; Hans Verbeeck; Alain Hambuckers; Louis François
Source:: Forests 2018 v.9 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:: 1999-4907
Subject:: General Circulation Models; biomass; biosphere; carbon dioxide fixation; climate change; dieback; ecosystem services; ecosystems; geographical distribution; humans; land use; net primary productivity; plant communities; plant response; trees; tropical plants; uncertainty; vegetation; Central Africa
Abstract:: ... African tropical ecosystems and the services they provide to human society suffer from an increasing combined pressure of land use and climate change. How individual tropical tree species respond to climate change remains relatively unknown. In this study, we refined the species characterization in the CARAIB (CARbon Assimilation In the Biosphere) dynamic vegetation model by replacing plant functi ...
DOI:: 10.3390/f9110722
: https://doi.org/10.3390/f9110722

98. Response of eastern white pine and associated foliar, blister rust, canker and root rot pathogens to climate change

Author:: Stephen A. Wyka; Isabel A. Munck; Nicholas J. Brazee; Kirk D. Broders
Source:: Forest ecology and management 2018 v.423 pp. 18-26
ISSN:: 0378-1127
Subject:: Dothistroma; Pinus strobus; Swiss needle cast; blight; blister rust; cankers (plants); canopy; climate change; climate models; climatic factors; conifer needles; conifers; defoliation; dieback; forest ecosystems; insects; pathogens; root rot; spring; trees; British Columbia; Northeastern United States; Oregon
Abstract:: ... Climate model predictions for the northeastern U.S. forecast a warmer and wetter climate, which favors the survival, reproduction and dispersal of foliar diseases of eastern white pine, collectively called White Pine Needle Damage (WPND). Foliar diseases cause defoliation of white pine, leading to growth reductions, canopy dieback and predisposing trees to other pathogens and insects. This situati ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.03.011
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.03.011

99. The development and growth of larch stands in Lithuania

Author:: Godvod Kšištof; Brazaitis Gediminas; Bačkaitis Julius; Kulbokas Gintaras
Source:: Journal of Forest Science v.64 no.5 pp. 199-206
ISSN:: 1212-4834
Subject:: Larix decidua; climate change; dieback; forests; mean annual increment; trees; wood; wood quality; Lithuania
Abstract:: ... Changing climate conditions and increasing demands for timber and wood products create a need to cultivate highly productive forest stands. High productivity, good wood quality and adaption to climate change make European larch a promising species for Lithuania. The aim of this research was to evaluate the productivity and sustainability of the larch stands. We tested the hypothesis that larch sta ...
DOI:: 10.17221/6/2018-jfs
: https://doi.org/10.17221/6/2018-jfs

100. Variation in xylem vulnerability to embolism in European beech from geographically marginal populations

Author:: S Stojnić; M Suchocka; M Benito-Garzón; J M Torres-Ruiz; H Cochard; A Bolte; C Cocozza; B Cvjetković; M de Luis; J Martinez-Vilalta; A Ræbild; R Tognetti; S Delzon
Source:: Tree physiology 2018 v.38 no.2 pp. 173-185
ISSN:: 1758-4469
Subject:: Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; biogeography; climate; climate change; dieback; drought; dry environmental conditions; embolism; evolution; forest growth; forests; habitats; intraspecific variation; phenotype; temperature; tree physiology; xylem; Europe; Northern European region
Abstract:: ... Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and intensity of droughts and heatwaves in Europe, leading to effects on forest growth and major forest dieback events due to hydraulic failure caused by xylem embolism. Inter-specific variability in embolism resistance has been studied in detail, but little is known about intra-specific variability, particularly in marginal populations. We eval ...
DOI:: 10.1093/treephys/tpx128
: https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpx128

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1. Air‐Pollution‐Mediated Changes in Alpine Ecosystems and Ecotones

2. Height growth rate tradeoffs determine northern and southern range limits for trees

3. Dynamics of North Patagonian rainforests from fine-resolution pollen, charcoal and tree-ring analysis, Chonos Archipelago, Southern Chile

4. Simulating growth dynamics in a South-East Asian rainforest threatened by recruitment shortage and tree harvesting

5. Climate change and other factors influencing the decline of the Tasmanian cider gum (Eucalyptus gunnii)

6. Effects of Extreme Weather Events on Plant Productivity and Tissue Die-Back are Modified by Community Composition

7. Flooding events and rising water temperatures increase the significance of the reed pathogen Pythium phragmitis as a contributing factor in the decline of Phragmites australis

8. Climate change, human land use and future fires in the Amazon

9. Vulnerability and Resilience of Tropical Forest Species to Land-Use Change

10. Climate change and oak growth decline: Dendroecology and stand productivity of a Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) old stored coppice in Central Italy

11. Climate change, unpredictable cold waves and possible brakes on plant migration

12. Does stand structure influence susceptibility of eucalypt floodplain forests to dieback

13. Drought negatively affects communities on a foundation tree: growth rings predict diversity

14. Drought-Induced Multifactor Decline of Scots Pine in the Pyrenees and Potential Vegetation Change by the Expansion of Co-occurring Oak Species

15. Estimating the risk of Amazonian forest dieback

16. Predicting the retreat and migration of tidal forests along the northern Gulf of Mexico under sea-level rise

17. Response of the prairie-forest border to climate change: impacts of increasing drought may be mitigated by increasing CO₂

18. Robust dynamics of Amazon dieback to climate change with perturbed ecosystem model parameters

19. Simulating the effects of climate change on forest dynamics on Gongga Mountain, Southwest China

20. Differential response to climatic variation of free-floating and submerged macrophytes in ditches

21. Hydraulic failure and tree dieback are associated with high wood density in a temperate forest under extreme drought

22. Massive mortality of aspen following severe drought along the southern edge of the Canadian boreal forest

23. The impact of climate change on California timberlands

24. Treeline form - a potential key to understanding treeline dynamics

25. Adaptive management for competing forest goods and services under climate change

26. Determinants of drought effects on crown condition and their relationship with depletion of carbon reserves in a Mediterranean holm oak forest

27. Dieback and mortality of South African fynbos shrubs is likely driven by a novel pathogen and pathogen‐induced hydraulic failure

28. Drought-induced tree mortality: ecological consequences, causes, and modeling

29. Large drought‐induced aboveground live biomass losses in southern Rocky Mountain aspen forests

30. Temperate heath plant response to dry conditions depends on growth strategy and less on physiology

31. Drought-induced tree species replacement is reflected in the spatial variability of soil respiration in a mixed Mediterranean forest

32. Ecophysiology of salt marsh plants and predicted responses to climate change in South Africa

33. Genetic variation of drought-induced cavitation resistance among Pinus hartwegii populations from an altitudinal gradient

34. Studies on forest health and vegetation changes in Greece under the effects of climate changes

35. Sudden forest canopy collapse corresponding with extreme drought and heat in a mediterranean-type eucalypt forest in southwestern Australia

36. Susceptibility of Salix monticola to Cytospora canker under increased temperatures and decreased water levels

37. The Consequence of Tree Pests and Diseases for Ecosystem Services

38. The likelihood and potential impact of future change in the large-scale climate-earth system on ecosystem services

39. Coastal and interior Douglas-fir provenances differ in growth performance and response to drought episodes at adult age

40. Douglas-fir is vulnerable to exceptional and recurrent drought episodes and recovers less well on less fertile sites

41. Molecular and physiological responses of trees to waterlogging stress

42. Placing unprecedented recent fir growth in a European‐wide and Holocene‐long context

43. Reduction in browsing intensity may not compensate climate change effects on tree species composition in the Bavarian Forest National Park

44. Response of epiphytic lichens to 21st Century climate change and tree disease scenarios

45. Slow lifelong growth predisposes Populus tremuloides trees to mortality

46. Spatial and temporal variation in damage and dieback in a threatened subantarctic cushion species

47. The effect of sudden aspen decline on understory microclimate and vegetation in southwestern Colorado

48. Topography influences the distribution of autumn frost damage on trees in a Mediterranean-type Eucalyptus forest

49. A model-based analysis of climate change vulnerability of Pinus pinea stands under multiobjective management in the Northern Plateau of Spain

50. Climate change beliefs and perceptions of agricultural risks: An application of the exchangeability method

51. Conservation in a social-ecological system experiencing climate-induced tree mortality

52. Early indications of drought impacts on forests in the southeastern United States

53. Ecological recovery in an Arctic delta following widespread saline incursion

54. Eucalyptus viminalis dieback in the Monaro region, NSW

55. Extreme temperatures, foundation species, and abrupt ecosystem change: an example from an iconic seagrass ecosystem

56. Lack of genetic structure and evidence for long-distance dispersal in ash (Fraxinus excelsior) populations under threat from an emergent fungal pathogen: implications for restorative planting

57. Limber pine in the central and southern Rocky Mountains: Stand conditions and interactions with blister rust, mistletoe, and bark beetles

58. Rapid collapse of a sub‐Antarctic alpine ecosystem: the role of climate and pathogens

59. Satellite data as indicators of tree biomass growth and forest dieback in a Mediterranean holm oak forest

60. Short‐ and long‐term efficacy of forest thinning to mitigate drought impacts in mountain forests in the European Alps

61. Synergistic effects of drought and deforestation on the resilience of the south-eastern Amazon rainforest

62. Tree dieback affects climate change mitigation potential of a dry afromontane forest in northern Ethiopia

63. Ash dieback due to Hymenoscyphus fraxineus: what can be learnt from evolutionary ecology?

64. Biological Flora of the British Isles: Fraxinus excelsior

65. Climate, streamflow, and legacy effects on growth of riparian Populus angustifolia in the arid San Luis Valley, Colorado

66. Complex Interactions Among Agents Affect Shore Pine Health in Southeast Alaska

67. Dieback of riparian alder caused by the Phytophthora alni complex: projected consequences for stream ecosystems

68. Feeling the cold in a warming climate: differential effects of low temperatures on co-occurring eucalypts

69. How drought-induced forest die-off alters microclimate and increases fuel loadings and fire potentials

70. Living (and reproducing) on the edge: reproductive phenology is impacted by rainfall and canopy decline in a Mediterranean eucalypt