Rising atmospheric CO 2 ([CO 2 ]) may partly alleviate the drought stress that threatens forests worldwide. Plasticity of functional traits in response to drought and [CO 2 ] may influence future plant performance. We analyzed the performance of seedlings of two Mediterranean pine species with close ecological niches, but different drought tolerance ( Pinus pinaster is less drought-tolerant than Pinus pinea ), under two [CO 2...

The concurring effect of herbivory by wild ungulates and drought events is experiencing a notable increase in Mediterranean and temperate forests. While many studies have addressed the influence of drought on plant susceptibility to herbivory, it appears crucial to comprehend the impact of prolonged browsing on the physiological response of plants to increasing water deficit. To this end, we analyzed the effect of long-term re...

We present new insight into the tectonic evolution of the Carmen basin (CB) in the southern Gulf of California (GC) from high-resolution bathymetry and two-dimensional seismic reflection data. Our goal is to document the seafloor morphology and sub-surface acoustic characteristics to understand the structure and crustal lithology across the CB. We identify three sub-basins with distinct geometries and evolutionary histories, w...

Key message Local adaptation largely segregates between traits affecting light responses and water relations, but population-level differences in stomatal conductance when growth is unconstrained converge among populations under water stress. Abstract Warming temperatures and altered precipitation patterns threaten plant populations worldwide. European beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) is a species that expresses both high phenotypic...