Thermal sensitivity across forest vertical profiles: patterns, mechanisms, and ecological implications

N Vinod, M Slot, IR McGregor, EM Ordway… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rising temperatures are influencing forests on many scales, with potentially strong variation
vertically across forest strata. Using published research and new analyses, we evaluate how …

Microclimate and forest density drive plant population dynamics under climate change

P Sanczuk, K De Pauw, E De Lombaerde… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
Macroclimatic changes are impacting ecosystems worldwide. However, a large portion of
terrestrial species live under conditions where impacts of macroclimate change are buffered …

Macroclimate data overestimate range shifts of plants in response to climate change

IMD Maclean, R Early - Nature Climate Change, 2023 - nature.com
Current conservation policy has been shaped by the expectation that, for many species,
places with suitable climate will lie outside their current range, thus leading to predictions of …

Mechanisms, detection and impacts of species redistributions under climate change

JA Lawlor, L Comte, G Grenouillet, J Lenoir… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Shifts in species distributions are a common ecological response to climate change, and
global temperature rise is often hypothesized as the primary driver. However, the directions …

Maintaining forest cover to enhance temperature buffering under future climate change

E De Lombaerde, P Vangansbeke, J Lenoir… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Forest canopies buffer macroclimatic temperature fluctuations. However, we do not know if
and how the capacity of canopies to buffer understorey temperature will change with …

Long‐term changes in forest response to extreme atmospheric dryness

A Shekhar, L Hörtnagl, N Buchmann… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric dryness, as indicated by vapor pressure deficit (VPD), has a strong influence
on forest greenhouse gas exchange with the atmosphere. In this study, we used long‐term …

Microclimate reveals the true thermal niche of forest plant species

S Haesen, J Lenoir, E Gril, P De Frenne… - Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Species distributions are conventionally modelled using coarse‐grained macroclimate data
measured in open areas, potentially leading to biased predictions since most terrestrial …

Slope and equilibrium: A parsimonious and flexible approach to model microclimate

E Gril, F Spicher, C Greiser, MB Ashcroft… - Methods in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Most statistical models of microclimate focus on the difference or 'offset'between
standardized air temperatures (macroclimate) and those of a specific habitat such as forest …

Using airborne LiDAR to map forest microclimate temperature buffering or amplification

E Gril, M Laslier, E Gallet-Moron, S Durrieu… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mapping the microclimate effect of forest canopies on understory temperature requires
spatially explicit predictors at very fine spatial resolutions. Light Detection And Ranging …

Patterns of tropical forest understory temperatures

A Ismaeel, APK Tai, EG Santos, H Maraia… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Temperature is a fundamental driver of species distribution and ecosystem functioning. Yet,
our knowledge of the microclimatic conditions experienced by organisms inside tropical …