Climate-induced reversal of tree growth patterns at a tropical treeline
Paulo Quadri, Lucas C. R. Silva, Erika S. Zavaleta
Abstract
stimulation of photosynthesis and water or nitrogen limitation. Our findings highlight the importance of incorporating landscape processes and habitat heterogeneity in predictions of tree growth responses to global environmental change.
Topics & Concepts
Tree lineClimate changeEcosystemTropical climateTropical forestTree (set theory)TropicsClimatologyEnvironmental scienceEcologyPhysical geographyGeographyBiologyGeologyMathematical analysisMathematicsTree-ring climate responsesPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies