Canopy dieback and recovery in Australian native forests following extreme drought

Abstract In 2019, south-eastern Australia experienced its driest and hottest year on record, resulting in massive canopy dieback events in eucalypt dominated forests. A subsequent period of high precipitation in 2020 provided a rare opportunity to quantify the impacts of extreme drought and conseque...

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Main Authors: Adriano Losso, Anthea Challis, Alice Gauthey, Rachael H. Nolan, Samuel Hislop, Adam Roff, Matthias M. Boer, Mingkai Jiang, Belinda E. Medlyn, Brendan Choat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24833-y