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Pervasive shifts in forest dynamics in a changing world

McDowell, Nate G. ; Allen, Craig D. ; Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina ; Aukema, Brian H. ; Bond-Lamberty, Ben ; Chini, Louise ; Clark, James S. ; Dietze, Michael ; Grossiord, Charlotte and Hanbury-Brown, Adam , et al. (2020) In Science 368(6494).
Abstract

Forest dynamics arise from the interplay of environmental drivers and disturbances with the demographic processes of recruitment, growth, and mortality, subsequently driving biomass and species composition. However, forest disturbances and subsequent recovery are shifting with global changes in climate and land use, altering these dynamics. Changes in environmental drivers, land use, and disturbance regimes are forcing forests toward younger, shorter stands. Rising carbon dioxide, acclimation, adaptation, and migration can influence these impacts. Recent developments in Earth system models support increasingly realistic simulations of vegetation dynamics. In parallel, emerging remote sensing datasets promise qualitatively new and more... (More)

Forest dynamics arise from the interplay of environmental drivers and disturbances with the demographic processes of recruitment, growth, and mortality, subsequently driving biomass and species composition. However, forest disturbances and subsequent recovery are shifting with global changes in climate and land use, altering these dynamics. Changes in environmental drivers, land use, and disturbance regimes are forcing forests toward younger, shorter stands. Rising carbon dioxide, acclimation, adaptation, and migration can influence these impacts. Recent developments in Earth system models support increasingly realistic simulations of vegetation dynamics. In parallel, emerging remote sensing datasets promise qualitatively new and more abundant data on the underlying processes and consequences for vegetation structure. When combined, these advances hold promise for improving the scientific understanding of changes in vegetation demographics and disturbances.

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368
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6494
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aaz9463
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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0036-8075
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10.1126/science.aaz9463
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English
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  author       = {{McDowell, Nate G. and Allen, Craig D. and Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina and Aukema, Brian H. and Bond-Lamberty, Ben and Chini, Louise and Clark, James S. and Dietze, Michael and Grossiord, Charlotte and Hanbury-Brown, Adam and Hurtt, George C. and Jackson, Robert B. and Johnson, Daniel J. and Kueppers, Lara and Lichstein, Jeremy W. and Ogle, Kiona and Poulter, Benjamin and Pugh, Thomas A.M. and Seidl, Rupert and Turner, Monica G. and Uriarte, Maria and Walker, Anthony P. and Xu, Chonggang}},
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  title        = {{Pervasive shifts in forest dynamics in a changing world}},
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  doi          = {{10.1126/science.aaz9463}},
  volume       = {{368}},
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