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Forest resistance to drought in a humid tropical dipterocarp forest in the Western Ghats of India |
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| Authors: | Siddarth Machado Denis Valle Kok Ben Toh Daniel J Johnson |
| Institution: | 1. School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA;2. Institute of Global Health and Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Abstract: | Droughts are linked to tree die-offs in the biodiverse humid tropics. We assessed drought response of a Dipterocarp Forest and found a marginal decrease in tree survival, indicating drought resistance. Understory and emergent species were sensitive to drought. Urgent focus is needed to understand drought impacts and plant physiological responses in South Asian forests. |
| Keywords: | Bayesian hierarchical models long-term monitoring Western Ghats |