arthurgessler#Microclimate in forests can mitigate #climatechange effects (but also increase their impact) - Shady #forest floors due to dense #tree #canopies mitigate severe warming impacts on forest #biodiversity, while canopy opening amplifies #macroclimate change impacts: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01744-y
Microclimate and forest density drive plant population dynamics under climate change - Nature Climate Change
The impacts of microclimate on future plant population dynamics are poorly understood. The authors use large-scale transplant climate change experiments to show the contribution of forest microclimates to population dynamics and project the distributions of 12 common understorey plants.