Quantifying and modeling water availability in temperate forests: a review of drought and aridity indices

Climatic water availability is a major determinant of forest structure and composition, while drought events may severely impact forest dynamics. In recent decades, an increasing number of severe drought events has been reported in forests around the world. In the future, climate models project incr...

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Main Author: Speich MJR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2019-02-01
Series:iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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Online Access:https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor2934-011