Ghosts of the past: how drought legacy effects shape forest functioning and carbon cycling

• Published in: Ecology letters Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 891 - 901
• Main Authors: Kannenberg, Steven A., Schwalm, Christopher R., Anderegg, William R. L., Rejmanek, Marcel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Carbon; Carbon allocation; Carbon Cycle; Climate Change; Drought; drought recovery; Droughts; Ecosystem; Environmental impact; Forest ecosystems; forest health; Forests; Ghosts; gross primary productivity; growth lags; Recovery; Shape effects; Terrestrial ecosystems; Tree rings; trees; gross primary productivity; growth lags; drought recovery; Carbon allocation

Multi‐year lags in tree drought recovery, termed ‘drought legacy effects’, are important for understanding the impacts of drought on forest ecosystems, including carbon (C) cycle feedbacks to climate change. Despite the ubiquity of lags in drought recovery, large uncertainties remain regarding the m...