Climate change increases global risk to urban forests
Climate change threatens the health and survival of urban trees and the various benefits
they deliver to urban inhabitants. Here, we show that 56% and 65% of species in 164 cities …
they deliver to urban inhabitants. Here, we show that 56% and 65% of species in 164 cities …
Maintaining forest cover to enhance temperature buffering under future climate change
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 …
and how the capacity of canopies to buffer understorey temperature will change with …
Forest understorey communities respond strongly to light in interaction with forest structure, but not to microclimate warming
Forests harbour large spatiotemporal heterogeneity in canopy structure. This variation drives
the microclimate and light availability at the forest floor. So far, we do not know how light …
the microclimate and light availability at the forest floor. So far, we do not know how light …
Recent range shifts of moths, butterflies, and birds are driven by the breadth of their climatic niche
Species are altering their ranges as a response to climate change, but the magnitude and
direction of observed range shifts vary considerably among species. The ability to persist in …
direction of observed range shifts vary considerably among species. The ability to persist in …
Climate change, tree demography, and thermophilization in western US forests
KC Rosenblad, KC Baer… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Climate change is driving widespread changes in ecological communities. Warming
temperatures often shift community composition toward more heat-tolerant taxa. The factors …
temperatures often shift community composition toward more heat-tolerant taxa. The factors …
Rapid shifts in grassland communities driven by climate change
Many terrestrial plant communities, especially forests, have been shown to lag in response
to rapid climate change. Grassland communities may respond more quickly to novel …
to rapid climate change. Grassland communities may respond more quickly to novel …
Assisted migration in a warmer and drier climate: less climate buffering capacity, less facilitation and more fires at temperate latitudes?
Assisted tree migration has been proposed as a conceptual solution to mitigate lags in biotic
responses to anthropogenic climate change. The rationale behind this concept is that tree …
responses to anthropogenic climate change. The rationale behind this concept is that tree …
Changes in forest structure drive temperature preferences of boreal understorey plant communities
DM Christiansen, LL Iversen, J Ehrlén… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The local climate in forest understories can deviate substantially from ambient conditions.
Moreover, forest microclimates are often characterized by cyclic changes driven by …
Moreover, forest microclimates are often characterized by cyclic changes driven by …
Unveil the unseen: Using LiDAR to capture time‐lag dynamics in the herbaceous layer of European temperate forests
To understand time‐lag dynamics in the response of biodiversity to contemporary
environmental changes (eg macroclimate warming and atmospheric pollution), we need to …
environmental changes (eg macroclimate warming and atmospheric pollution), we need to …
Decrease in climatic disequilibrium associated with climate change and species abundance shifts in Mediterranean plant communities
Climate change induces changes in plant communities according to species' climatic
requirements. These changes can be assessed by community climatic disequilibrium (CD) …
requirements. These changes can be assessed by community climatic disequilibrium (CD) …