Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Beyond climatic drought indices : an hydraulic approach to quantifying forest water stress
Hervé Cochard, Maxime Cailleret, Médéric Aubry…·Nicolas K Martin-StPaul
The paper introduces a new Forest Stress Index (ISF) based on hydraulic modeling to better link climatic anomalies to tree mortality risk, showing stronger emphasis on extreme drought years compared to existing indices.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.13.738371