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Tree and forest functioning in response to global warming.

Henrik Saxe¹, Melvin G R Cannell², Øystein Johnsen³

¹Department of Economics and Natural Resources, Arboretum, The Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University, Hørsholm Kongevej 11, DK-2970 Hørsholm, Denmark.

The New Phytologist

|April 20, 2021

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Trees face unprecedented warming, impacting growth and survival. Rapid adaptation and careful forest management are crucial for species to thrive in a changing climate.

Keywords:

global warming phenology physiology tree and forest functioning

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Area of Science:

Forestry science
Climate change biology
Ecology

Background:

Global warming presents unprecedented temperature changes for trees.
Past tree responses to warming occurred at slower rates than predicted.
Few experiments isolate temperature effects on trees and forests.

Purpose of the Study:

To review tree and forest responses to predicted 21st-century warming.
To analyze responses from cellular to ecosystem levels.
To evaluate adaptation strategies and management needs.

Main Methods:

Literature review focusing on boreal and temperate latitudes.
Analysis of physiological, phenological, and ecosystem-level responses.
Examination of experimental data on tree responses to warming.

Main Results:

Adaptation involves balancing growing season length with frost damage risk.
Evolutionary adaptation rates must match rapid temperature increases.
Many species show positive responses to warming, but optima are uncertain.

Conclusions:

Forest management and species selection are vital for positive growth responses.
Trees require rapid evolutionary adaptation to compensate for climate change.
Understanding tree responses is critical for future forest ecosystems.