P. Ruiz-Benito

Abundance of Northern Hemisphere tree species declines in the warm and arid regions of their climatic niches

The paper quantifies tree species abundance declines in their climatic niches across Northern Hemisphere forests, finding shifts toward colder and wetter regions after accounting for stand development.

Growth sensitivity to water availability as potential indicator of drought-induced tree mortality in Mediterranean Pinus sylvestris forests

The paper examines growth sensitivity to water availability in Pinus sylvestris trees to identify factors contributing to drought-induced mortality in Mediterranean forests.

Forest structural diversity determines tree growth synchrony in response to climate change

The paper examines how forest structural diversity affects tree growth synchrony in response to climate change, finding that heterogeneous forests show lower synchrony than recently-established ones.

Beyond mean fitness: demographic stochasticity and resilience matter at tree species climatic edges

This study shows that demographic stochasticity and recovery capacity, not just mean fitness, influence tree species' distribution edges under climate change.

Linking functional traits with tree growth and forest productivity in Quercus ilex forests along a climatic gradient

The paper examines how functional traits influence tree growth and forest productivity in Quercus ilex forests across a climatic gradient.

Occurrence but not intensity of mortality rises towards the climatic trailing edge of tree species ranges in European forests.

The paper examines tree mortality patterns across Europe, finding higher occurrence near the climatic trailing edge but uniform intensity distribution across species ranges.

Tree demographic performance of European tree species at their hot and cold edges.

This study examines demographic performance of European tree species at their hot and cold edges, finding differing constraints on growth, survival, and lifespan.

Similar patterns of background mortality across Europe are mostly driven by drought in European beech and a combination of drought and competition in Scots pine.

The paper examines how drought and competition influence mortality in European beech and Scots pine across Europe, finding drought drives beech mortality while competition drives Scots pine mortality.