@Article{BonalBurStaWagHer:2016:ReTrRa,
author = "Bonal, Damien and Burban, Benoit and Stahl, Clement and Wagner,
Fabien Hubert and Herault, Bruno",
affiliation = "{University Lorraine} and {University Antilles} and {University
Antilles} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}
and {University Antilles}",
title = "The response of tropical rainforests to drought-lessons from
recent research and future prospects",
journal = "Annals of Forest Science",
year = "2016",
volume = "73",
number = "1",
pages = "27--44",
month = "Mar.",
keywords = "Carbon, Climate, Drought, Global change, Growth, Mortality, Soil,
Tropical, Water.",
abstract = "Key message We review the recent findings on the influence of
drought on tree mortality, growth or ecosystem functioning in
tropical rainforests. Drought plays a major role in shaping
tropical rainforests and the response mechanisms are highly
diverse and complex. The numerous gaps identified here require the
international scientific community to combine efforts in order to
conduct comprehensive studies in tropical rainforests on the three
continents. These results are essential to simulate the future of
these ecosystems under diverse climate scenarios and to predict
the future of the global earth carbon balance. Context Tropical
rainforest ecosystems are characterized by high annual rainfall.
Nevertheless, rainfall regularly fluctuates during the year and
seasonal soil droughts do occur. Over the past decades, a number
of extreme droughts have hit tropical rainforests, not only in
Amazonia but also in Asia and Africa. The influence of drought
events on tree mortality and growth or on ecosystem functioning
(carbon and water fluxes) in tropical rainforest ecosystems has
been studied intensively, but the response mechanisms are complex.
Aims Herein, we review the recent findings related to the response
of tropical forest ecosystems to seasonal and extreme droughts and
the current knowledge about the future of these ecosystems.
Results This review emphasizes the progress made over recent years
and the importance of the studies conducted under extreme drought
conditions or in through-fall exclusion experiments in
understanding the response of these ecosystems. It also points to
the great diversity and complexity of the response of tropical
rainforest ecosystems to drought. Conclusion The numerous gaps
identified here require the international scientific community to
combine efforts in order to conduct comprehensive studies in
tropical forest regions. These results are essential to simulate
the future of these ecosystems under diverse climate scenarios and
to predict the future of the global earth carbon balance.",
doi = "10.1007/s13595-015-0522-5",
url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13595-015-0522-5",
issn = "1286-4560",
language = "en",
targetfile = "Bonal_the response.pdf",
urlaccessdate = "27 abr. 2024"
}