Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

Enhanced growth after extreme wetness compensates for post-drought carbon loss in dry forests

  • Peng Jiang,
  • Hongyan Liu,
  • Shilong Piao,
  • Philippe Ciais,
  • Xiuchen Wu,
  • Yi Yin,
  • Hongya Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08229-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Increased extreme wet and dry years and forest growth loss from drought legacy effect lead to a question whether wetness events can conversely compensate for this loss. Here the authors report substantial growth enhancement after extreme wetness compensating for drought-induced growth loss globally.