Topography modulates climate sensitivity of multidecadal trends of holm oak decline
A. Lopez-Ballesteros, E. Rodriguez-Caballero, G. Moreno, P. Escribano, A. M. Heres, J. Curiel-Yuste
The paper evaluates how land use, topography, and climate extremes influence holm oak defoliation trends in Spain over three decades, finding higher defoliation rates in forests and a topography-drought interaction affecting decline patterns.
bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2023Ecology