Publications by authors named "Xavier Serra-Maluquer"
Tree-ring data has been widely used to inform about tree growth responses to drought at the individual scale, but less is known about how tree growth sensitivity to drought scales up driving changes in forest dynamics. Here, we related tree-ring growth chronologies and stand-level forest changes in basal area from two independent data sets to test if tree-ring responses to drought match stand forest dynamics (stand basal area growth, ingrowth, and mortality). We assessed if tree growth and changes in forest basal area covary as a function of spatial scale and tree taxa (gymnosperm or angiosperm).
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- Tree species vary in their ability to cope with drought due to different water-use strategies, growth rates, and functional traits.
- A study using a global tree ring network assessed the link between long-term growth-drought sensitivity and short-term growth response during severe droughts, focusing on functional traits like wood density and leaf water potential.
- Findings showed that species with greater drought resilience displayed stronger relationships between long-term growth and drought indices, suggesting that understanding these traits can enhance predictions about forest responses to climate change.