The forest is a buffer against warming
Understanding how the microclimate varies in space and time is important to predict the effects of climate change, with everything ranging from the distribution of species and how much carbon storage forests can contribute with. This shows a new review published in Global Change Biology.
During warm days and seasons the temperature in the forest is lower than its surroundings. New technology in the form of temperature loggers and high-resolution satellite images allows researchers to understand these mechanisms better now.
Read more in the review Forest microclimates and climate change: Importance, drivers and future research agenda published in Global Change Biology written by an international group of researchers specializing in ecology and the microclimate of forests led by Kristoffer Hylander (DEEP, Stockholms universitet) och Pieter DeFrenne (Ghent University, Belgien).
This news is from the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Science.
Last updated: October 7, 2022
Source: Bolin Centre for Climate Research