A multi-criteria drought resistance assessment of temperate Acer, Carpinus, Fraxinus, Quercus, and Tilia species

• Published in: Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics Vol. 62; p. 125777
• Main Authors: Leuschner, C., Fuchs, S., Wedde, P., Rüther, E., Schuldt, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.03.2024
• Subjects: Acer platanoides; adults; Carpinus betulus; Central European region; climate; defoliation; drought; Drought resistance assessment; drought tolerance; dry environmental conditions; Embolism resistance; evolution; fine roots; fluid mechanics; Foliage loss; forestry; Fraxinus excelsior; growth performance; Growth trend; leaves; plant ecology; Quercus petraea; species; stem elongation; stress tolerance; Tilia cordata; turgor; Turgor loss point; water potential; water storage; xylem; Central European region; Embolism resistance; Drought resistance assessment; Growth trend; Turgor loss point; Foliage loss

A rapidly warming climate with growing frequency of hot droughts urges Central Europe’s forestry sector to adapt to increasing climatic stress. One option is to choose native minor timber species with assumed higher stress tolerance; yet, information on the drought resistance of many species is scar...