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Limited capacity of tree growth to mitigate the global greenhouse effect under predicted warming

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  • Ulf Büntgen

    (University of Cambridge
    Swiss Federal Research Institute (WSL)
    Global Change Research Centre and Masaryk University)

  • Paul J. Krusic

    (University of Cambridge
    Stockholm University)

  • Alma Piermattei

    (University of Cambridge)

  • David A. Coomes

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Jan Esper

    (Johannes Gutenberg University)

  • Vladimir S. Myglan

    (Siberian Federal University)

  • Alexander V. Kirdyanov

    (University of Cambridge
    Sukachev Institute of Forest SB RAS
    Siberian Federal University)

  • J. Julio Camarero

    (Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC))

  • Alan Crivellaro

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Christian Körner

    (University of Basel)

Abstract

It is generally accepted that animal heartbeat and lifespan are often inversely correlated, however, the relationship between productivity and longevity has not yet been described for trees growing under industrial and pre-industrial climates. Using 1768 annually resolved and absolutely dated ring width measurement series from living and dead conifers that grew in undisturbed, high-elevation sites in the Spanish Pyrenees and the Russian Altai over the past 2000 years, we test the hypothesis of grow fast—die young. We find maximum tree ages are significantly correlated with slow juvenile growth rates. We conclude, the interdependence between higher stem productivity, faster tree turnover, and shorter carbon residence time, reduces the capacity of forest ecosystems to store carbon under a climate warming-induced stimulation of tree growth at policy-relevant timescales.

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  • Ulf Büntgen & Paul J. Krusic & Alma Piermattei & David A. Coomes & Jan Esper & Vladimir S. Myglan & Alexander V. Kirdyanov & J. Julio Camarero & Alan Crivellaro & Christian Körner, 2019. "Limited capacity of tree growth to mitigate the global greenhouse effect under predicted warming," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-6, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-10174-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10174-4
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    1. MacDonald, Heather & McKenney, Daniel, 2020. "Envisioning a global forest transition: Status, role, and implications," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
    2. Jessica Stubenrauch & Beatrice Garske & Felix Ekardt & Katharina Hagemann, 2022. "European Forest Governance: Status Quo and Optimising Options with Regard to the Paris Climate Target," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-35, April.

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