Mechanisms of woody-plant mortality under rising drought, CO2 and vapour pressure deficit
Drought-associated woody-plant mortality has been increasing in most regions with multi-
decadal records and is projected to increase in the future, impacting terrestrial climate …
decadal records and is projected to increase in the future, impacting terrestrial climate …
Climate change effects on biodiversity, ecosystems, ecosystem services, and natural resource management in the United States
Climate change is a pervasive and growing global threat to biodiversity and ecosystems.
Here, we present the most up-to-date assessment of climate change impacts on biodiversity …
Here, we present the most up-to-date assessment of climate change impacts on biodiversity …
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 …
Hanging by a thread? Forests and drought
Trees are the living foundations on which most terrestrial biodiversity is built. Central to the
success of trees are their woody bodies, which connect their elevated photosynthetic …
success of trees are their woody bodies, which connect their elevated photosynthetic …
Changing wildfire, changing forests: the effects of climate change on fire regimes and vegetation in the Pacific Northwest, USA
JE Halofsky, DL Peterson, BJ Harvey - Fire Ecology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Wildfires in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and
western Montana, USA) have been immense in recent years, capturing the attention of …
western Montana, USA) have been immense in recent years, capturing the attention of …
Climate change and drought: a perspective on drought indices
Droughts occur naturally, but climate change has generally accelerated the hydrological
processes to make them set in quicker and become more intense, with many consequences …
processes to make them set in quicker and become more intense, with many consequences …
Future climate risks from stress, insects and fire across US forests
WRL Anderegg, OS Chegwidden, G Badgley… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Forests are currently a substantial carbon sink globally. Many climate change mitigation
strategies leverage forest preservation and expansion, but rely on forests storing carbon for …
strategies leverage forest preservation and expansion, but rely on forests storing carbon for …
Twentieth century redistribution in climatic drivers of global tree growth
Energy and water limitations of tree growth remain insufficiently understood at large
spatiotemporal scales, hindering model representation of interannual or longer-term …
spatiotemporal scales, hindering model representation of interannual or longer-term …
Warming-induced tree growth may help offset increasing disturbance across the Canadian boreal forest
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 …
supply and carbon sequestration in the cold-limited, Canadian boreal forest ecosystem …
Forest and woodland replacement patterns following drought-related mortality
Forest vulnerability to drought is expected to increase under anthropogenic climate change,
and drought-induced mortality and community dynamics following drought have major …
and drought-induced mortality and community dynamics following drought have major …