Approaching a thermal tipping point in the Eurasian boreal forest at its southern margin

Abstract Climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of extreme heat events. Ecological responses to extreme heat will depend on vegetation physiology and thermal tolerance. Here we report that Larix sibirica, a foundation species across boreal Eurasia, is vulnerable to extreme heat at...

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Main Authors: Mukund Palat Rao, Nicole K. Davi, Troy S. Magney, Laia Andreu-Hayles, Baatarbileg Nachin, Byambagerel Suran, Arianna M. Varuolo-Clarke, Benjamin I. Cook, Rosanne D. D’Arrigo, Neil Pederson, Lkhagvajargal Odrentsen, Milagros Rodríguez-Catón, Caroline Leland, Jargalan Burentogtokh, William R. M. Gardner, Kevin L. Griffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00910-6