Advances in Forest Ecophysiology Stress Response and Ecophysiological Indicators of Tree Vitality

• Other Authors: Potočić, Nenad (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Forestry & related industries; defoliation; monitoring; tree vitality; drought; climate change; forest decline; extreme climate events; tree mortality; climate response; radial increment; dendrochronology; Fagaceae; osmolytes; antioxidant; phytohormones; trade-off mechanisms; stress marker; oxidative stress; tropospheric ozone; leaf symptoms; PODy; water stress; risk assessment; climate-growth relationship; climate signal; tree-ring width; basal area increment; blue intensity; daily climatic data; cadmium; nickel; phytoremediation; plant hormones; polyamines; poplar; Populus deltoides; antioxidative enzymes; chlorophyll; defoliated trees; hydrogen peroxide; lipid peroxidation; nutrient concentration; Pinus spp.; Quercus spp.; undefoliated trees; pine; BAI; isotopes; iWUE; water and thermal stress; SPEI; Poland; foliar composition; stoichiometry; ICP Forests; tree decline; Quercus brantii; cellular characteristics; calcium oxalate crystals; n/a
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Air pollution and the changing climate are some of the greatest threats to the health and functioning of forest ecosystems, strongly jeopardizing their ecological and economic functions as well as services. The impact of increasing temperatures and extreme weather events (droughts, storms, temperatu...