Paulo S. Morandi

Sep 4, 2023 | nature.com | Amy Bennett |Paulo S. Morandi |Wendeson Castro |Eliana Marisa Ramos |Timothy R. Baker |Simon Lewis | +39 more

AbstractThe tropical forest carbon sink is known to be drought sensitive, but it is unclear which forests are the most vulnerable to extreme events. Forests with hotter and drier baseline conditions may be protected by prior adaptation, or more vulnerable because they operate closer to physiological limits. Here we report that forests in drier South American climates experienced the greatest impacts of the 2015–2016 El Niño, indicating greater vulnerability to extreme temperatures and drought.