The memory of past water abundance shapes trees 7 years later
Mature trees acclimating to an increasingly dry world may be at a disadvantage compared to young trees that have known only chronic drought. However, these young trees may be capable of thriving in sites of drought-related forest decline especially if planted while larger individuals are still present to support tree establishment. Without a legacy of past water abundance, trees in future forests may be better equipped to cope with our rapidly changing climate.
Authors
- Arthur Geßler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1910-9589)
- MARCUS C. SCHAUB (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0158-8892)
- Klara Voggeneder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4785-6239)
- Guillaume Théroux‐Rancourt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2591-0524)
- Alana R. O. Chin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3862-9563)
- Janneke HilleRisLambers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5523-0354)
- Isabella Østerlund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8574-4516)
- O. Lain
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (CH)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- BOKU University (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Botany
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16452
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57