Beneficial effects of climate warming on boreal tree growth may be transitory

The productivity of boreal forests in Eastern North America is predicted to increase with warming under sufficient moisture supply. Here D’Orangeville et al. study seven tree species and predict that growth enhancements may be seen up to 2 °C warming, but would decline if temperatures exceed this....

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Main Authors: Loïc D’Orangeville, Daniel Houle, Louis Duchesne, Richard P. Phillips, Yves Bergeron, Daniel Kneeshaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05705-4