We've published a study exploring the global impacts of lightning strikes on forests using the LPJ-GUESS model. This marks the first time that lightning-induced tree mortality has been incorporated into a dynamic global vegetation model. Our simulations estimate that lightning kills between 301 and…
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How trees fare under drought depends heavily on their past experiences. Read here the Science News article about “trees ‘remember’ times of water abundance and scarcity” from June 4, 2025.
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Vegetation will change with the climate. A new study models the impacts of global warming on European forests and shows how the forest will change if the Gulf Stream ceases.
Read here the article (german)
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