About this Research Topic
In this special Research Topic collection, we aim to gather a broad of range observational, experimental and modelling studies that address key aspects of forest dieback and tree mortality, including the role of landscape in determining soil and atmospheric drought, the predisposing effects of forest structure (species composition, tree morphology, stem density, management history) and of the intra- and inter-specific variability of hydraulic strategies and the associated traits, as well as climate on forest dieback triggers at both short and long-term scales (drought legacies). We also welcome studies reporting physiological mechanisms of trees to cope with water stress or new approaches to measure such mechanisms. Several article types such as Original Research, Mini Reviews, Opinions, Hypothesis and Theory and Perspectives are welcome.
Keywords: Drought, Forest decline, Forest Hydrology, Tree mortality, Ecophysiology, Scaling, Dieback, Forest ecosystems, Climate change, Anthropogenic climate change, Mitigation strategies, Forest management, Abiotic factors, Pathogen life-cycle, Carbon cycle, Water
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