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Forest Drought Resistance at Large Geographic Scales

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Brodrick, P. G., Anderegg, L. D. L., Asner, G. P.·2019·Geophysical Research Letters

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Forest conservation and carbon sequestration efforts are on the rise, yet the long‐term stability of these efforts under a changing climate remains unknown. We generate nearly three decades of remotely sensed canopy water content throughout California, which we use to determine patterns of drought stress. Linking these patterns of drought stress with meteorological variables enables us to quantify spatially explicit biophysical drought resistance in terms of magnitude and duration. These maps reveal significant spatial heterogeneity in drought resistance and demonstrate that almost all forests have less resistance to severe, persistent droughts. By identifying the spatial patterning of biophysical drought resistance, we quantify an important component of long‐term ecosystem stability that can be used for forest conservation, management, and policy decisions.

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  • Drought forecasting is helpful in predicting regions that are more at risk, as is estimating the water content in the tree canopy.

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Authors
Brodrick, P. G., Anderegg, L. D. L., & Asner, G. P.
Affiliations
Carnegie Institution for Science (US)
Corresponding author
Brodrick, P. G.
Venue
Geophysical Research Letters
Published
2019-03
Volume
46
Issue
5
Pages
2752-2760
ISSN
  • 0094-8276 (ISSN-L)
  • 1944-8007
OpenAlex
W2911532507
Cited by
48
References
52
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3
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3.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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Geophysical Research Letters (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
National Science Foundation (DBI‐1711243)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Fire effects on ecosystems
Keywords
canopy water content, drought stress, spatial heterogeneity, forest conservation, carbon sequestration, California forests, meteorological factors, drought duration

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