Drought response of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)—A review

• Published in: Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics Vol. 47; p. 125576
• Main Author: Leuschner, Christoph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Anisohydry; Central European region; climate; drought; Drought tolerance; evolution; Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; fields; Fine root dynamics; fine roots; forests; heat; Hydraulic failure; knowledge; leaf area; Leaf area loss; leaves; Mortality; phloem; photosynthesis; plant ecology; population; provenance; Radial growth decline; root systems; stomatal movement; Stomatal regulation; tree mortality; trees; water; Central European region; Fine root dynamics; Anisohydry; Stomatal regulation; Drought tolerance; Radial growth decline; Hydraulic failure; Mortality; Leaf area loss

•Fagus sylvatica, Europe’s most important temperate hardwood tree species, is drought sensitive.•This review analyses drought responses from the molecular physiological to the whole-tree level.•The large leaf area and the fine root system, rather than the hydraulic architecture, are most sensitive.•...