Temperature as a potent driver of regional forest drought stress and tree mortality | Zendy

Park Williams | Zendy; Craig D. Allen | Zendy; Alison K. Macalady | Zendy; Daniel Griffin | Zendy; Connie A. Woodhouse | Zendy; David M. Meko | Zendy; Thomas W. Swetnam | Zendy; Sara A. Rauscher | Zendy; Richard Seager | Zendy; Henri D. GrissinoMayer | Zendy; Jeffrey Dean | Zendy; Edward R. Cook | Zendy; Chandana Gangodagamage | Zendy; Michael Cai | Zendy; Nate G. McDowell | Zendy

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Temperature as a potent driver of regional forest drought stress and tree mortality

Author(s) -

Park Williams,

Craig D. Allen,

Alison K. Macalady,

Daniel Griffin,

Connie A. Woodhouse,

David M. Meko,

Thomas W. Swetnam,

Sara A. Rauscher,

Richard Seager,

Henri D. GrissinoMayer,

Jeffrey Dean,

Edward R. Cook,

Chandana Gangodagamage,

Michael Cai,

Nate G. McDowell

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

nature climate change

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.749

H-Index - 189

eISSN - 1758-6798

pISSN - 1758-678X

DOI - 10.1038/nclimate1693

Subject(s) - climate change , precipitation , productivity , environmental science , vapour pressure deficit , forest ecology , bark beetle , ecosystem , geography , agroforestry , ecology , bark (sound) , forestry , biology , transpiration , photosynthesis , botany , meteorology , economics , macroeconomics

As the global climate changes, drought is expected to reduce productivity and tree survival across many forests; however, the relative influence of climate variables on forest decline remains poorly understood. A drought-stress index based on tree-ring data—newly developed for the southwestern United States—is found to be equally influenced by evaporation (primarily temperature driven) and precipitation and may serve as a holistic forest-vigour indicator in water-limited forests.

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