Seven ways a warming climate can kill the southern boreal forest

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• boreal forest 84%
• warming 65%
• temperate forest 46%
• understory 29%
• replacement 22%
• gap dynamics 22%
• disturbance 19%
• trophic cascade 18%
• drought stress 18%
• overstory 18%
• hail 17%
• wildlife habitat 16%
• coniferous forest 15%
• savanna 14%
• range size 14%
• vegetation type 13%
• twenty first century 13%
• insect 13%
• ecosystem service 12%
• grassland 11%
• North America 10%
• transform 10%
• cold 9%
• productivity 9%
• winter 8%
• summer 8%
• project 7%

Agriculture & Biology

• boreal forests 100%
• global warming 88%
• temperate forests 48%
• understory 28%
• hail 20%
• wildlife habitats 19%
• insect infestations 19%
• overstory 17%
• vegetation types 15%
• ecosystem services 14%
• coniferous forests 14%
• savannas 13%
• grasslands 12%
• water stress 11%
• climate 11%
• winter 9%
• summer 9%