The response of the forest to drought - the role of stand density and species diversity

Trees are beautiful complex adaptive organisms. As we see them standing immobile, deeply rooted to the ground and unable to move, we may think that they are defenceless to any change happening to their surrounding environment. In the case of drought, trees have evolved to use different strategies for facing water stress. However, intense and repeated droughts can induce changes in carbon allocation, regeneration rates and mortality. As the frequency and intensity of droughts are expected to increase in many regions due to climate change, scientists are trying to quantify growth responses to drought and to propose adaptation strategies. Read more about what different researchers recently found on this topic.

The post is published in the website Forest Monitor

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