Incorporating dead material in ecosystem assessments and projections
Barnhill, K.A.; Roberts, J.M.; Myers-Smith, I.; Williams, M.; Dexter, K.G.; Ryan, C.; Wolfram, U.; Hennige, S.J. (2022). Incorporating dead material in ecosystem assessments and projections. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13(2): 113-115. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01565-5
In: Nature Climate Change. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1758-678X; e-ISSN 1758-6798, more
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- Barnhill, K.A.
- Roberts, J.M.
- Myers-Smith, I.
- Williams, M.
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- Dexter, K.G.
- Ryan, C.
- Wolfram, U.
- Hennige, S.J.
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| Abstract |
When considering how ecosystems will react to climate change the importance of dead matter has been largely overlooked. Here we discuss why dead material is integral to ecosystem form and function, and why its persistence or degradation must be explicitly included in models considering ecosystem futures in a rapidly changing world. |
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