Canopy mortality has doubled in Europe’s temperate forests over the last three decades

oleh: Cornelius Senf, Dirk Pflugmacher, Yang Zhiqiang, Julius Sebald, Jan Knorn, Mathias Neumann, Patrick Hostert, Rupert Seidl

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-11-01

Deskripsi

Increases in tree mortality can signal changes in forest health, but large-scale tree mortality is difficult to quantify. Here Senf et al. show large-scale increases in forest mortality in Central Europe over the past 30 years, which were related to increasing growing stocks and temperature.