Spring drought is likely more problematic for tree regeneration than summer drought 🌱🔅 Super insightful paper led by @munozmazon.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

Warming-induced changes in leaf phenology could amplify the effects of spring drought on tree seedlings

Droughts are not only becoming more frequent and intense but are also increasingly occurring at different times of the year. Seasonal shifts in water …

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Rupert Seidl@rupertseidl.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Spring drought could be more detrimental for tree regeneration than summer drought, particularly as climate warms and tree phenology shifts. Results from an experiment in walk-in climate chambers, investigting four contrasting tree species. Led by @munozmazon.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

Our lab recently took a trip to Kloster Raitenhaslach for our yearly lab retreat and the opportunity to visit the Stadtwald Traunstein where the TUM maintains longstanding research plots 🌳🌲