Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth's tropical forests

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/67985939:_____/20:00533543 RIV/61989592:15310/20:73603871

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw7578" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw7578</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw7578" target="_blank" >10.1126/science.aaw7578</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth's tropical forests

Original language description

The sensitivity of tropical forest carbon to climate is a key uncertainty in predicting global climate change. Although short-term drying and warming are known to affect forests, it is unknown if such effects translate into long-term responses. Here, we analyze 590 permanent plots measured across the tropics to derive the equilibrium climate controls on forest carbon. Maximum temperature is the most important predictor of aboveground biomass (-9.1 megagrams of carbon per hectare per degree Celsius), primarily by reducing woody productivity, and has a greater impact per oC in the hottest forests (&gt;32.2oC). Our results nevertheless reveal greater thermal resilience than observations of short-term variation imply. To realize the long-term climate adaptation potential of tropical forests requires both protecting them and stabilizing Earth&apos;s climate.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10618 - Ecology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Science

ISSN

0036-8075

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

368

Issue of the periodical within the volume

6493

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

869-874

UT code for WoS article

000537569500042

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85085155504