Recovery from Severe Mistletoe Infection After Heat- and Drought-Induced Mistletoe Death

• Published in: Ecosystems (New York) Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 1 - 16
• Main Authors: Griebel, Anne, Metzen, Daniel, Pendall, Elise, Nolan, Rachael H., Clarke, Hamish, Renchon, Alexandre A., Boer, Matthias M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.01.2022; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: aboveground biomass; Biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Canopies; canopy; death; Drought; Droughts; Ecology; Ecosystem assessment; Ecosystem components; Ecosystem recovery; Ecosystem structure; Environmental Management; Eucalyptus; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Health aspects; Heat; Heat stress; Heat tolerance; Herbivores; Hydrology/Water Resources; Infection; Infections; Leaf area; Leaves; Life Sciences; Litter fall; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Physiological aspects; Plant Sciences; Population biology; Population dynamics; Populations; Productivity; Recovery; Santalales; Stand structure; stem elongation; summer; Survival; Terrestrial ecosystems; Thickening; tree mortality; Trees; Woodlands; Zoology; tree mortality; mistletoe; drought; LAI; LiDAR; ecosystem recovery

Mistletoes are emerging as important co-contributors to tree mortality across terrestrial ecosystems, particularly when infected trees are stressed by water limitations during drought. While the mechanistic effects of mistletoe infection on host physiology are reasonably well understood, quantifying...