Romy Rehschuh

Oct 17, 2024 | fis.tu-dresden.de | Allan Buras |Technische Universität München |Romy Rehschuh |Technische Universität Dresden

Climate change poses a major threat to global forest ecosystems. In particular, rising temperatures and prolonged drought spells have led to increased rates of forest decline and dieback in recent decades. Under this framework, forest edges are particularly prone to drought-induced decline since they are characterized by warmer and drier micro-climatic conditions amplifying impacts of drought on tree growth and survival.