Longer growing seasons don’t mean more growth: How seasonal climates shape tree wood growth in the southern Altai Mountains

Longer growing seasons don’t mean more growth: How seasonal climates shape tree wood growth in the southern Altai Mountains

Wenjin Wang, Zhejiang University in China, discusses their article: Seasonal climate variations drive decoupling between the duration and amount of xylem growth along a hydrothermal gradient in the southern Altai Mountains Climate change is transforming forests across the world. A key question many ecologists and forest managers are asking is: will warmer temperatures lead to…