Does drought advance the onset of autumn leaf senescence in temperate deciduous forest trees?

<p>Severe droughts are expected to become more frequent and persistent. However, their effect on autumn leaf senescence, a key process for deciduous trees and ecosystem functioning, is currently unclear. We hypothesized that (I) severe drought advances the onset of autumn leaf senescence in te...

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Main Authors: B. Mariën, I. Dox, H. J. De Boeck, P. Willems, S. Leys, D. Papadimitriou, M. Campioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-06-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/18/3309/2021/bg-18-3309-2021.pdf