Biodiversity as a solution to mitigate climate change impacts on the functioning of forest ecosystems

M Hisano, EB Searle, HYH Chen - Biological Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Forest ecosystems are critical to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions through carbon
sequestration. However, climate change has affected forest ecosystem functioning in both …

Biomass energy in China's terrestrial ecosystems: Insights into the nation's sustainable energy supply

P Yan, C Xiao, L Xu, G Yu, A Li, S Piao, N He - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
The energy stored in biomass, a key component of global sustainable energy, is essential
for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially for climate …

A general framework for quantitatively assessing ecological stochasticity

D Ning, Y Deng, JM Tiedje… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Understanding the community assembly mechanisms controlling biodiversity patterns is a
central issue in ecology. Although it is generally accepted that both deterministic and …

On underestimation of global vulnerability to tree mortality and forest die‐off from hotter drought in the Anthropocene

CD Allen, DD Breshears, NG McDowell - Ecosphere, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Patterns, mechanisms, projections, and consequences of tree mortality and associated
broad‐scale forest die‐off due to drought accompanied by warmer temperatures—“hotter …

Warming-induced tree growth may help offset increasing disturbance across the Canadian boreal forest

J Wang, AR Taylor… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Large projected increases in forest disturbance pose a major threat to future wood fiber
supply and carbon sequestration in the cold-limited, Canadian boreal forest ecosystem …

Long‐term climate and competition explain forest mortality patterns under extreme drought

DJN Young, JT Stevens, JM Earles, J Moore… - Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Rising temperatures are amplifying drought‐induced stress and mortality in forests globally.
It remains uncertain, however, whether tree mortality across drought‐stricken landscapes …

Seeing the forest from drones: Testing the potential of lightweight drones as a tool for long-term forest monitoring

J Zhang, J Hu, J Lian, Z Fan, X Ouyang, W Ye - Biological Conservation, 2016 - Elsevier
Long-term ecological monitoring has contributed substantially towards advancements in
theoretical and applied ecology. However, the costs to maintain a long-term monitoring site …

Species interactions slow warming-induced upward shifts of treelines on the Tibetan Plateau

E Liang, Y Wang, S Piao, X Lu… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The alpine treeline is commonly regarded as being sensitive to climatic warming because
regeneration and growth of trees at treeline generally are limited by low temperature. The …

Density‐dependent vulnerability of forest ecosystems to drought

A Bottero, AW D'Amato, BJ Palik… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Climate models predict increasing drought intensity and frequency for many regions, which
may have negative consequences for tree recruitment, growth and mortality, as well as forest …

Joint effects of climate, tree size, and year on annual tree growth derived from tree‐ring records of ten globally distributed forests

KJ Anderson‐Teixeira, V Herrmann… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tree rings provide an invaluable long‐term record for understanding how climate and other
drivers shape tree growth and forest productivity. However, conventional tree‐ring analysis …