Tree Ecophysiology: Responses and Adaptation to a Changing Environment

Dear Colleagues,

The life and survival of trees are influenced by the environment. The effect of environmental stressors on forest trees represents a great concern in the forestry community, especially in view of the ongoing climate changes and those expected for the near future. In addition to biotic stresses, such as pests and pathogen attacks, drought, global climate warming, land-use changes, fires and pollution negatively affect tree physiology and vitality, with consequences for forest structure, composition and regeneration. Therefore, it is important to know in depth the mechanisms and processes involved in tree responses to different environmental constraints, acting individually, in combination or in temporal sequence.

In this Special Issue, we aim to improve the knowledge on forest tree responses to environment constraints, in natural or planted, temperate and tropical forest species, asking for original contributes and studies evaluating also the mechanisms of physiologically-based adaptation of trees to the changing environment. This Special Issue proposes contributions from research studies carried out in controlled conditions, in the field, with models and remote sensing surveys focused on tree ecophysiology, and other aspects, such as biodiversity, species interactions and forest management strategies.

Dr. Martina Pollastrini
Dr. Riccardo Marzuoli
Guest Editors

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