Climate warming induced pervasive growth decline in Chinese pine populations of the Loess Plateau, China
The spatially heterogeneous responses identified in this tree-ring dataset underscore the complex impact of recent warm-dry trends on forest ecosystems. These findings are crucial for improving our understanding of forest dynamics in semi-arid regions and can guide adaptive forest management strategies to sustain ecosystem functioning under ongoing aridification of the Loess Plateau.
Authors
- Haibin Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2088-6414)
- Y. Guo
- Xi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4638-3997)
- Xiaochun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2193-4964)
- Xiaoming Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7743-0952)
- Qindi Zhang
- Zongshan Li
- Jianbo Liu
- Yihe Lv
- Guangyao Gao
- Cong Wang
Institutions
- Tianjin Normal University (CN)
- Taiyuan Normal University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Forest Research (GB)
- Shanxi Normal University (CN)
- Centre d'études et de recherches internationales de Sciences Po (FR)
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences (CN)
- Shaanxi Institute of Zoology (CN)
- Northeast Forestry University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1749887
- Primary Topic
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Northwestern University