... forest trees and stands under severe drought: a review of ecophysiological responses, adaptation processes and long-term consequencesNathalie B´ a *,RolandHb, André G a ,ErwinD a aUMR ... dailydata) and of relative extractable soil water (REW) in: (a) beech stands (Soroe, Hesse and Hainich), (b) coniferous stands (Tharandt,Hyytiälä and Loobos), (c) Mediterranean stands (Puechabon, SanRoccore). ... shortage under similar rainfall than decid-uous stands (see Fig. 2). This is probably one of the most im-portant causes of variation in the net availability of rain wateramong forest stands. Transpiration...