Larger trees suffer most during drought in forests worldwide

By A. Bennett, Nathan G. McDowell, C. Allen, K. Anderson‐Teixeira. Nature Plants, 2015

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Subfields: Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change

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Biodiversity and climate determine the functioning of neotropical forests. (2017, background): “Biomass mortality by large canopy trees is driven by strong episodic droughts and stochastic wind disturbances (Bennett et al., 2015), hence it cannot be predicted by the average environmental and trait variables that we considered.”
Global importance of large‐diameter trees (2018, background): “Both Allen et al. (2015) and Bennett et al. (2015) suggested that larger trees will be more vulnerable to increasing drought than small trees, and Luo and Chen (2013) suggested that although the rate of mortality of larger trees will continue to increase because of global climate change, smaller…”
Are Scots pine forest edges particularly prone to drought-induced mortality? (2018, background): “…of climate change and associated ‘hotter droughts’, an increased frequency of drought-induced forest die-back seems likely (Adams et al 2009, 2015, Allen et al 2010, 2015, Bennett et al 2015, Bonan 2008, Breshears et al 2005, Cailleret et al 2017, Martı́nezVilalta et al 2012, McDowell et al 2008).”
From xylogenesis to tree rings: wood traits to investigate tree response to environmental changes (2019, background): “These large trees should be more vulnerable to drought stress as suggested by recent meta-analyses (Bennett et al. 2015; but see Colangelo et al. 2017b).”
Which trees die during drought? The key role of insect host‐tree selection (2019, background): “For six temperate tree species—mostly conifers—in North America, South America, and Europe, the studies compiled by Bennett et al. (2015) found that absolute mortality rates increased with tree size for three species, decreased for two and, depending on loca - tion, either increased or decreased…”
Tree vitality indicators revealed a rapid response of beech forests to the 2018 drought (2021, background): “, 2006), with increasing tree size resulting in higher risk of hydraulic failure due to augmented length of the water path (Bennett et al., 2015; Ryan, 2015) and also matches observations that larger trees show less strict stomatal control (Grote et al.”
Species mixing reduces drought susceptibility of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and oak (Quercus robur L., Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) – Site water supply and fertility modify the mixing effect (2020, background): “…of tree size on drought resistance, arguing that larger trees show a greater vulnerability to hydraulic stress and experience higher radiation and evaporative demand due to exposed crowns than smaller trees (Zang et al., 2012; Bennett et al., 2015; Merlin et al., 2015; Serra-Maluquer et al., 2018).”