Elevation and local climate variation control changes in Aleppo pine growth responses to hydroclimate and drought in semi-arid Spain

• Published in: Regional environmental change Vol. 24; no. 2; p. 87
• Main Authors: Rozas, Vicente, Olano, José M., Gazol, Antonio, Alonso-Ponce, Rafael, Cuende-Arribas, Sandra, Rodríguez-Puerta, Francisco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aridity; Availability; Climate Change; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Climatic conditions; Dendrochronology; Drought; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Forest productivity; Geography; Global warming; Hydroclimate; Mountain regions; Mountainous areas; Nature Conservation; Oceanography; Original Article; Pine; Plantations; Productivity; Regional/Spatial Science; Resilience; Stand structure; Trees; Variability; Water availability; Spain; Drought mitigation; Forest productivity; Weather extremes; SPEI; Resilience

In the Mediterranean region, inner rural and mountain areas suffered abandonment and land marginalization. Extensive conifer afforestations were established in these areas, which are particularly vulnerable to climate change and its associated risks. To identify critical areas where climate change c...