An earlier start of the thermal growing season enhances tree growth in cold humid areas but not in dry areas
Shan Gao, Eryuan Liang, Ruishun Liu, Flurin Babst, J. Julio Camarero, Yongshuo H. Fu, Shilong Piao, Sergio Rossi, Miaogen Shen, Tao Wang, Josep Peñuelas
Topics & Concepts
PhenologyGrowing seasonTemperate climateBorealEnvironmental scienceClimate changePrecipitationDry seasonMediterranean climateEcologyGrowing degree-dayEcosystemTaigaNorthern HemisphereAridClimatologyAtmospheric sciencesBiologyGeographyMeteorologyGeologyTree-ring climate responsesPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies