Seasonal drivers of understorey temperature buffering in temperate deciduous forests across Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Forest understorey microclimates are often buffered against extreme heat or cold, with important implications for the organisms living in these environments. We quantified seasonal effects of understorey microclimate predictors describing canopy structure, canopy composition and topography (i.e., local factors) and the forest patch size and distance to the coast (i.e., landscape factors).

Location

Temperate forests in Europe.

Time period

2017-2018.

Major taxa studied

Woody plants.

Methods

We combined data from a microclimate sensor network with weather-station records to calculate the difference, or offset, between temperatures measured inside and outside forests. We used regression analysis to study the effects of local and landscape factors on the

SUBMITTER: Zellweger F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6900070 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature