Chase Nunez evaluates climate change in central African forests

Chase Nunez evaluates climate change in central African forests

To evaluate the response of diverse Afrotropical forest communities we employ country-wide tree species inventories, remotely sensed climate data, and future climate predictions collected from 104 one-ha plots in the central African country of Gabon. We predict a 3–8% decrease in Afrotropical forest species richness by the end of the century, in contrast to the 30–50% loss of plant diversity predicted to occur with equivalent warming in the Neotropics… [more]

Winning and losing tree species under two climate change scenarios, accounting for dependence between species.

Nunez, C.L., J. R. Poulsen, L.J.T. White, V. Medjibe, and J. S. Clark. 2021. Distinct community-wide responses to forecasted climate change in Afrotropical forests. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, nunezFEVO, https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.719141.

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