Drylands cover more than 40% of Earth's land surface and occur at the margin of forest
distributions due to the limited availability of water for tree growth. Recent elevated …

Russia's boreal forests provide numerous important ecosystem functions and services, but
they are being increasingly affected by climate change. This review presents an overview of …

Semi-arid forests at the limit of their existence close to the Gobi Desert in Inner Asia might be
vulnerable to warming-induced drought stress. Yet, not much is known about the impact of …

Climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of extreme heat events. Ecological
responses to extreme heat will depend on vegetation physiology and thermal tolerance …

Climate change scenarios predict that Central Asia may experience an increase in the
frequency and magnitude of temperature and precipitation extremes by the end of the 21st …

The monitoring of the spatial and temporal dynamics of vegetation productivity is important
in the context of carbon sequestration by terrestrial ecosystems from the atmosphere. The …

Russian boreal forests represent the largest forested region on Earth and comprise one-fifth
of the world's forest cover. The two most common genera in Siberia are Larix and Pinus …

Although climate models forecast warmer temperatures with a high degree of certainty,
precipitation is the primary driver of aboveground net primary production (ANPP) in most …

Climate change has dramatic impacts on the aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP)
of grassland ecosystems. Understanding the impacts of interannual climate change on …

Several studies have documented that regional climate warming and the resulting increase
in drought stress have triggered increased tree mortality in semiarid forests with unavoidable …