Divergent trends in the risk of spring frost damage to trees in Europe with recent warming

• Published in: Global change biology Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 351 - 360
• Main Authors: Ma, Qianqian, Huang, Jian‐Guo, Hänninen, Heikki, Berninger, Frank
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Business forecasts; Climate change; Climatic data; Coastal zone; Coasts; cold; Ecological effects; Economic impact; Economics; Ecosystems; Environmental changes; Environmental impact; Europe; financial economics; Frost; Frost damage; frost injury; Geographical locations; Global warming; Maritime areas; meteorological data; phenology; Plant species; Populations; Risk; Species; Spring; spring frost; temperate tree; temperature; temporal variation; Temporal variations; trees; vegetation; winter; Europe; temperate tree; frost damage; spring frost; phenology; climate change
• ISSN: 1354-1013; 1365-2486; 1365-2486
• DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14479

Frost events during the active growth period of plants can cause extensive frost damage with tremendous economic losses and dramatic ecological consequences. A common assumption is that climate warming may bring along a reduction in the frequency and severity of frost damage to vegetation. On the ot...