Atmospheric CO2 forcing on Mediterranean biomes during the past 500 kyrs

A 500 kyr long record of vegetation change from SE Europe demonstrates that forest resilience is lost when precipitation decreases below a threshold limit, and highlights the vulnerability of Mediterranean forests to near-future climate change

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Main Authors: Andreas Koutsodendris, Vasilis Dakos, William J. Fletcher, Maria Knipping, Ulrich Kotthoff, Alice M. Milner, Ulrich C. Müller, Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr, Oliver A. Kern, Laurin Kolb, Polina Vakhrameeva, Sabine Wulf, Kimon Christanis, Gerhard Schmiedl, Jörg Pross
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37388-x
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author Andreas Koutsodendris
Vasilis Dakos
William J. Fletcher
Maria Knipping
Ulrich Kotthoff
Alice M. Milner
Ulrich C. Müller
Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr
Oliver A. Kern
Laurin Kolb
Polina Vakhrameeva
Sabine Wulf
Kimon Christanis
Gerhard Schmiedl
Jörg Pross
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Vasilis Dakos
William J. Fletcher
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Ulrich Kotthoff
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Polina Vakhrameeva
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description A 500 kyr long record of vegetation change from SE Europe demonstrates that forest resilience is lost when precipitation decreases below a threshold limit, and highlights the vulnerability of Mediterranean forests to near-future climate change
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spelling doaj.art-cc576e202d2a46c4b5baba34857039402023-03-26T11:14:35ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-03-0114111210.1038/s41467-023-37388-xAtmospheric CO2 forcing on Mediterranean biomes during the past 500 kyrsAndreas Koutsodendris0Vasilis Dakos1William J. Fletcher2Maria Knipping3Ulrich Kotthoff4Alice M. Milner5Ulrich C. Müller6Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr7Oliver A. Kern8Laurin Kolb9Polina Vakhrameeva10Sabine Wulf11Kimon Christanis12Gerhard Schmiedl13Jörg Pross14Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg UniversityInstitute des Sciences de l’Évolution, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, EPHESchool of Environment, Education and Development, The University of ManchesterDepartment of Molecular Botany, Institute of Biology, University of HohenheimCenter for Earth System Research and Sustainability, Institute of Geology, Hamburg UniversityDepartment of Geography, Royal Holloway University of LondonParlamentsstraße 32Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg UniversityInstitute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg UniversityInstitute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg UniversityInstitute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg UniversitySchool of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences, University of PortsmouthDepartment of Geology, University of PatrasCenter for Earth System Research and Sustainability, Institute of Geology, Hamburg UniversityInstitute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg UniversityA 500 kyr long record of vegetation change from SE Europe demonstrates that forest resilience is lost when precipitation decreases below a threshold limit, and highlights the vulnerability of Mediterranean forests to near-future climate changehttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37388-x
spellingShingle Andreas Koutsodendris
Vasilis Dakos
William J. Fletcher
Maria Knipping
Ulrich Kotthoff
Alice M. Milner
Ulrich C. Müller
Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr
Oliver A. Kern
Laurin Kolb
Polina Vakhrameeva
Sabine Wulf
Kimon Christanis
Gerhard Schmiedl
Jörg Pross
Atmospheric CO2 forcing on Mediterranean biomes during the past 500 kyrs
Nature Communications
title Atmospheric CO2 forcing on Mediterranean biomes during the past 500 kyrs
title_full Atmospheric CO2 forcing on Mediterranean biomes during the past 500 kyrs
title_fullStr Atmospheric CO2 forcing on Mediterranean biomes during the past 500 kyrs
title_full_unstemmed Atmospheric CO2 forcing on Mediterranean biomes during the past 500 kyrs
title_short Atmospheric CO2 forcing on Mediterranean biomes during the past 500 kyrs
title_sort atmospheric co2 forcing on mediterranean biomes during the past 500 kyrs
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37388-x
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