Increasing atmospheric humidity and CO₂ concentration alleviate forest mortality risk

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 114; no. 37; pp. 9918 - 9923
• Main Authors: Liu, Yanlan, Parolari, Anthony J., Kumar, Mukesh, Huang, Cheng-Wei, Katul, Gabriel G., Porporato, Amilcare
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington National Academy of Sciences 12.09.2017
• Subjects: Air temperature; Biological Sciences; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Forest management; Forests; Health risks; Humidity; Mortality; Mortality risk; Physical Sciences; Precipitation; Risk analysis; Seasonal distribution; Soil dynamics; Specific humidity; Stomata; Studies; Temperature effects; Tropical forests

Climate-induced forest mortality is being increasingly observed throughout the globe. Alarmingly, it is expected to exacerbate under climate change due to shifting precipitation patterns and rising air temperature. However, the impact of concomitant changes in atmospheric humidity and CO₂ concentrat...