Recent methodological advances have opened new perspectives for tropical dendrochonological studies by facilitating the visualization, delimitation, and analyses of tree-rings. One of those improvements was brought by X-ray densitometry, which allows building radial wood density profiles at...
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Quintilhan, M. T.; Santini, L.; Ortega Rodriguez, D. R.; Guillemot, J.; Cesilio, G. H. M.; Chambi-Legoas, R.; Nouvellon, Y.; Tomazello-Filho, M.
Publisher
Elsevier GmbH, Munich, Germany
Citation
Dendrochronologia, 2021, 69,
The first large-scale network of tree-ring chronologies from the western Mediterranean (WM; 32°N-43°N, 10°W-17°E) is described and analyzed to identify the seasonal climatic signal in indices of annual ring width. Correlation and rotated empirical orthogonal function analyses are applied to 85...
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Touchan, R.; Anchukaitis, K. J.; Meko, D. M.; Kerchouche, D.; Slimani, S.; Ilmen, R.; Hasnaoui, F.; Guibal, F.; Camarero, J. J.; Sánchez-Salguero, R.; Piermattei, A.; Sesbou, A.; Cook, B. I.; Sabir, M.; Touchane, H.
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Holocene, 2017, 27, 10, pp 1429-1442
Dendroclimatology in the Eastern Mediterranean (EM) region has made important contributions to the understanding of climate variability on timescales of decades to centuries. These contributions, beginning in the mid-20th century, have value for resource management, archaeology, and climatology. A...
Author(s)
Touchan, R.; Meko, D. M.; Anchukaitis, K. J.
Publisher
Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona University, Arizona, USA
Citation
Radiocarbon, 2014, 56, 4, pp S61-S68
Aims: Carbon accumulation in terrestrial ecosystems is inherent to the vegetation development and ageing process. Primary productivity synthetize biomass which is constantly incorporated to soil. Vegetation community composition, and other ecological drivers, are known to mediate biomass...
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Hernández-Alonso, H.; Madrigal-González, J.; Tornos-Estupiña, L.; Santiago-Rodríguez, A.; Alonso-Rojo, P.; Morera-Beita, A.; Silla, F.
Publisher
Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Citation
Plant and Soil, 2023, 486, 1/2, pp 361-373
In tropical and subtropical regions, much research is still required to explore the dendrochronological potential of their trees. This study aims to evaluate the anatomical structure and dendrochronological potential of three Mediterranean desert shrubs in Egypt (Lycium schweinfurthii var. ...
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Farahat, E. A.; Gärtner, H.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023, 14, June,
Cliffs are refuges for old trees and shrubs. In the Mediterranean Basin most dendroclimatic reconstructions have focused on high-elevation forests where tree radial growth is constrained by low temperatures in addition to drought stress. Old shrubs may provide longer ring-width series of...
Author(s)
Camarero, J. J.; Ortega-Martínez, M.
Publisher
Elsevier GmbH, München, Germany
Citation
Dendrochronologia, 2019, 53, pp 32-36
The past geomorphic activity of flash floods in the Eastern Mediterranean has been poorly understood. Despite the general increase in mean annual temperature and decrease in annual precipitation totals, intense rainfall during strong cyclogenesis is still expected under a changing climate. The aim...
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Tichavský, R.; Koutroulis, A.; Chalupová, O.; Chalupa, V.; Šilhán, K.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Arid Environments, 2020, 177,
There is a lack of knowledge on how tree species respond to climatic constraints like water shortages and related atmospheric patterns across broad spatial and temporal scales. These assessments are needed to project which populations will better tolerate or respond to global warming across the...
Author(s)
Camarero, J. J.; Sánchez-Salguero, R.; Ribas, M.; Touchan, R.; Andreu-Hayles, L.; Dorado-Liñán, I.; Meko, D. M.; Gutiérrez, E.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Forests, 2020, 11, 7,
Climate predictions for the Mediterranean Basin include increased temperatures, decreased precipitation, and increased frequency of extreme climatic events (ECE). These conditions are associated with decreased tree growth and increased vulnerability to pests and diseases. The anatomy of tree rings...
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Novak, K.; Luis, M. de; Saz, M. A.; Longares, L. A.; Serrano-Notivoli, R.; Raventós, J.; Čufar, K.; Gričar, J.; Filippo, A. di; Piovesan, G.; Rathgeber, C. B. K.; Papadopoulos, A.; Smith, K. T.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016, 7, May, pp 727
Triggered by frequent high temperatures and scarce precipitation, droughts are a recurrent phenomenon in the Mediterranean Basin, causing significant impacts on forests. We analyzed the effects of drought intensity, duration, and seasonality on tree growth by investigating the relationship between...
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Royo-Navascues, M.; Castillo, E. M. del; Tejedor, E.; Serrano-Notivoli, R.; Longares, L. A.; Saz, M. A.; Novak, K.; Luis, M. de
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Forests, 2022, 13, 9,