LEADER 04559nam 2201033z- 450 001 9910557370103321 005 20220111 035 $a(CKB)5400000000042190 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/77157 035 $a(oapen)doab77157 035 $a(EXLCZ)995400000000042190 100 $a20202201d2021 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aImpacts of Climate Change on Tree Physiology and Responses of Forest Ecosystems 210 $aBasel, Switzerland$cMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute$d2021 215 $a1 online resource (172 p.) 311 08$a3-0365-2750-8 311 08$a3-0365-2751-6 330 $aExtreme 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 physiological adaptations on the tree level result in ecophysiological responses that ensure plasticity of forest ecosystems to climate change is currently in the core forest research. Within this Special Issue, forest species' responses to climatic variability were reported from diverse climatic zones and ecosystem types: from near-desert mountains in western USA to tropical forests in central America and Asia, and from Mediterranean ecosystems to temperate European forests. The clear effects of constraints related to climate change were evidenced on the tree level, such as in differentiated gene expression, metabolite abundance, sap flow rates, photosynthetic performance, seed germination, survival and growth, while on the ecosystem level, tree line shifts, temporal shifts in allocation of resources and species shifts were identified. Experimental schemes such as common gardens and provenance trails also provided long-term indications on the tolerance of forest species against drought and warming and serve to evaluate their performance under the predicted climate in near future. These findings enhance our knowledge on the potential resilience of forest species and ecosystems to climate change and provide an updated basis for continuing research on this topic. 606 $aEnvironmental economics$2bicssc 606 $aResearch & information: general$2bicssc 610 $aacclimation 610 $aadaptation 610 $aAleppo pine 610 $abasal area increment 610 $acarbon dioxide 610 $acardinal temperatures 610 $aCedrela odorata 610 $aclimate 610 $aclimate change 610 $acommon garden 610 $adendrochronology 610 $adiurnal variation 610 $adrought 610 $aecodistance 610 $aecology 610 $aextreme frost 610 $aforest dieback 610 $aforest ecology 610 $agene expression analysis 610 $agermination 610 $aglobal climate change 610 $aheat and drought 610 $aleaf anatomy 610 $aMediterranean forest 610 $amorphology evaluation 610 $amortality 610 $amoving window analysis 610 $an/a 610 $aNational Park 610 $anitrogen 610 $aopen-top chamber 610 $aphenotypic plasticity 610 $aPhoebe bournei 610 $aphotosynthesis 610 $aPinaceae 610 $aPinus arizonica Engelm. 610 $aPinus ponderosa var. brachyptera (Engelm.) 610 $aPonderosae 610 $aPopulus 610 $aQuercus 610 $aradial profile 610 $aresponse function 610 $aRNA sequencing 610 $asap flux 610 $asapwood depth 610 $aseasonal variation 610 $aseeds 610 $astem growth 610 $astomatal frequency 610 $astomatal size 610 $asurvival rate 610 $athermal time 610 $atree line shift 610 $atree rings 610 $atrees adaptation 610 $awater availability 615 7$aEnvironmental economics 615 7$aResearch & information: general 700 $aFotelli$b Mariangela$4edt$01283240 702 $aFotelli$b Mariangela$4oth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910557370103321 996 $aImpacts of Climate Change on Tree Physiology and Responses of Forest Ecosystems$93019010 997 $aUNINA