Efectos en el ecosistema de los extremos ambientales

Nico Eisenhauer1,2, Alexandra Weigelt1,3

  • 1German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstraße 4, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|December 16, 2021
PubMed
Resumen

Los bosques tropicales se estudiaron utilizando una gran instalación experimental para comprender sus respuestas a la sequía. Esta investigación proporciona información crucial sobre la resiliencia de los ecosistemas y las estrategias de adaptación ante la escasez de agua.

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