Climate change risks to global forest health: emergence of unexpected events of elevated tree mortality worldwide
Recent observations of elevated tree mortality following climate extremes, like heat and
drought, raise concerns about climate change risks to global forest health. We currently lack …
drought, raise concerns about climate change risks to global forest health. We currently lack …
Drought legacies and ecosystem responses to subsequent drought
LM Müller, M Bahn - Global Change Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and severity of droughts. These
events, which can cause significant perturbations of terrestrial ecosystems and potentially …
events, which can cause significant perturbations of terrestrial ecosystems and potentially …
Tropical tree mortality has increased with rising atmospheric water stress
Evidence exists that tree mortality is accelerating in some regions of the tropics,, with
profound consequences for the future of the tropical carbon sink and the global …
profound consequences for the future of the tropical carbon sink and the global …
Extreme heat increases stomatal conductance and drought‐induced mortality risk in vulnerable plant species
RM Marchin, D Backes, A Ossola… - Global change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tree mortality during global‐change‐type drought is usually attributed to xylem dysfunction,
but as climate change increases the frequency of extreme heat events, it is necessary to …
but as climate change increases the frequency of extreme heat events, it is necessary to …
[HTML][HTML] Compound climate events increase tree drought mortality across European forests
A Gazol, JJ Camarero - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change can lead to the simultaneous occurrence of extreme droughts and heat
waves increasing the frequency of compound events with unknown impacts on forests. Here …
waves increasing the frequency of compound events with unknown impacts on forests. Here …
The role of height‐driven constraints and compensations on tree vulnerability to drought
L Fernández‐de‐Uña, J Martínez‐Vilalta… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Frequent observations of higher mortality in larger trees than in smaller ones during
droughts have sparked an increasing interest in size‐dependent drought‐induced mortality …
droughts have sparked an increasing interest in size‐dependent drought‐induced mortality …
Forest vulnerability to drought controlled by bedrock composition
Forests are increasingly threatened by climate-change-fuelled cycles of drought, dieback
and wildfires. However, for reasons that remain incompletely understood, some forest stands …
and wildfires. However, for reasons that remain incompletely understood, some forest stands …
European beech dieback after premature leaf senescence during the 2018 drought in northern Switzerland
During the particularly severe hot summer drought in 2018, widespread premature leaf
senescence was observed in several broadleaved tree species in Central Europe …
senescence was observed in several broadleaved tree species in Central Europe …
Tree mortality during long-term droughts is lower in structurally complex forest stands
Increasing drought frequency and severity in a warming climate threaten forest ecosystems
with widespread tree deaths. Canopy structure is important in regulating tree mortality during …
with widespread tree deaths. Canopy structure is important in regulating tree mortality during …
[HTML][HTML] California's forest carbon offsets buffer pool is severely undercapitalized
G Badgley, F Chay, OS Chegwidden… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
California operates a large forest carbon offsets program that credits carbon stored in forests
across the continental United States and parts of coastal Alaska. These credits can be sold …
across the continental United States and parts of coastal Alaska. These credits can be sold …