Impacts of Climate Change on Tree Physiology and Responses of Forest Ecosystems

• Other Authors: Fotelli, Mariangela (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Environmental economics; Cedrela odorata; seeds; germination; cardinal temperatures; thermal time; climate change; dendrochronology; ecology; moving window analysis; Pinaceae; Pinus arizonica Engelm.; Pinus ponderosa var. brachyptera (Engelm.); Ponderosae; response function; tree rings; global climate change; forest ecology; trees adaptation; phenotypic plasticity; Phoebe bournei; nitrogen; carbon dioxide; photosynthesis; leaf anatomy; National Park; tree line shift; acclimation; adaptation; common garden; drought; ecodistance; mortality; stomatal frequency; stomatal size; sap flux; radial profile; sapwood depth; Aleppo pine; diurnal variation; seasonal variation; climate; basal area increment; forest dieback; Mediterranean forest; stem growth; water availability; Quercus; morphology evaluation; survival rate; extreme frost; heat and drought; open-top chamber; RNA sequencing; gene expression analysis; Populus; n/a
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Extreme climatic events, such as intense and prolonged droughts and heat waves, are occurring with increasing frequency and with pronounced impacts on forests. Forest trees, as long-lived organisms, need to develop adaptation mechanisms to successfully respond to such climatic extremes. Whether phys...