Will seasonally dry tropical forests be sensitive or resistant to future changes in rainfall regimes?

Will seasonally dry tropical forests be sensitive or resistant to future changes in rainfall regimes?

Seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTF) are located in regions with alternating wet and dry seasons, with dry seasons that last several months or more. By the end of the 21st century, climate models predict substantial changes in rainfall regimes across these regions, but little is known about how in...

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Main Authors: Kara Allen, Juan Manuel Dupuy, Maria G Gei, Catherine Hulshof, David Medvigy, Camila Pizano, Beatriz Salgado-Negret, Christina M Smith, Annette Trierweiler, Skip J Van Bloem, Bonnie G Waring, Xiangtao Xu, Jennifer S Powers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
climate change
precipitation variability
functional traits
drought
tree phenology
belowground processes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa5968

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa5968

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