Extended Data Fig. 7: Predicted canopy height considering acclimation and stand age dynamics. | Nature Ecology & Evolution

Extended Data Fig. 7: Predicted canopy height considering acclimation and stand age dynamics.

From: Global dependency of canopy height on vapour pressure deficit and its projections under climate change

Extended Data Fig. 7: Predicted canopy height considering acclimation and stand age dynamics.

(a, b) VPD- and precipitation-driven canopy height by 2100, accounting for VPD acclimation of 0.05 and 0.1 kPa per + 1 °C under climate scenario SSP245, and (c, d) under climate scenario SSP585; all relative to height predicted without considering acclimation. The acclimatation was only tested in areas that are predicted to experience climate warming quantified as an increase in temperature by 2100 relative to the current mean annual temperature (2010-2023), and was calculated by subtracting increases in VPD by 0.05 or 0.1 kPa per + 1 °C. (e, f) Predicted canopy height accounting for stand age dynamics by 2100 relative to current age, under SSP245 and SSP585.

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