Publications by authors named "Annemiek I Stegehuis"
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- Understanding tree growth in tropical forests is vital for carbon sequestration and assessing the impact of deforestation in these regions.
- A study in Mount Cameroon examined how climatic factors, like rainfall and temperature, affect the growth of 28 tree species across different elevations and seasonal conditions from 2015 to 2018.
- Findings indicated that tree growth was limited by both too little and too much water, with growth rates influenced by soil moisture levels and nighttime temperatures, highlighting the complexity of forest responses to climate variability.
Heatwaves exert disproportionately strong and sometimes irreversible impacts on forest ecosystems. These impacts remain poorly understood at the tree and species level and across large spatial scales. Here, we investigate the effects of the record-breaking 2018 European heatwave on tree growth and tree water status using a collection of high-temporal resolution dendrometer data from 21 species across 53 sites.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFForests impact regional hydrology and climate directly by regulating water and heat fluxes. Indirect effects through cloud formation and precipitation can be important in facilitating continental-scale moisture recycling but are poorly understood at regional scales. In particular, the impact of temperate forest on clouds is largely unknown.
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