Nature Communications (Sep 2019)

Tree height explains mortality risk during an intense drought

  • Atticus E. L. Stovall,
  • Herman Shugart,
  • Xi Yang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12380-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Drought is intensifying due to climate change, impacting forests globally. Here, the authors track nearly 2 million trees through severe drought and show that tree height is the greatest predictor of mortality risk, suggesting that the tallest trees may be the most vulnerable.