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SUBMITTER: Seidl R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5572641 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Nature climate change 20170531
Forest disturbances are sensitive to climate. However, our understanding of disturbance dynamics in response to climatic changes remains incomplete, particularly regarding large-scale patterns, interaction effects and dampening feedbacks. Here we provide a global synthesis of climate change effects on important abiotic (fire, drought, wind, snow and ice) and biotic (insects and pathogens) disturbance agents. Warmer and drier conditions particularly facilitate fire, drought and insect disturbance ...[more]