2020
DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw7578
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Abstract: The sensitivity of tropical forest carbon to climate is a key uncertainty in predicting global climate change. Although short-term drying and warming are known to affect forests, it is unknown if such effects translate into long-term responses. Here, we analyze 590 permanent plots measured across the tropics to derive the equilibrium climate controls on forest carbon. Maximum temperature is the most important predictor of aboveground biomass (−9.1 megagrams of carbon per hectare per degree Celsius), primarily … Show more

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“…during the afternoon in line with long-term observations (Sullivan et al, 2020). Therefore, a warming climate may reduce tropical forest productivity as T can may reach a temperature threshold earlier in the day unless plants are able to acclimate to this temperature stress.…”
Section: Gross Primary Productivitysupporting
confidence: 75%
“…during the afternoon in line with long-term observations (Sullivan et al, 2020). Therefore, a warming climate may reduce tropical forest productivity as T can may reach a temperature threshold earlier in the day unless plants are able to acclimate to this temperature stress.…”
Section: Gross Primary Productivitysupporting
confidence: 75%
“…African tropical forests contribute significantly to the terrestrial carbon sequestration (Nyirambangutse et al, 2017;Sullivan et al, 2020). They currently take up approximately 0.63 tonnes of C per hectare per year, but due to increasing temperature and drought this carbon sink strength is predicted to decrease by 14 % by 2030 (Hubau et al, 2020).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Besides the clear take-home message that the responses of soil respiration processes under climate change should not be represented in Earth-system models only by simple Q 10 or Arrhenius functions, Nottingham and co-workers' study adds to recently accumulating evidence that tropical forests are unlikely to continue indefinitely to be carbon sinks as the world warms 11 . Tropical soil carbon does not receive as much attention as do the large and vulnerable soil-carbon stocks at high latitudes, which pose major concerns as a potential source of positive feedback to climate change 12 .…”
Section: Carbon Loss From Tropical Soils Increases On Warming Eric Amentioning
confidence: 99%