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Climate extremes drive negative vegetation growth

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment volume 4, page 68 (2023)Cite this article

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Extreme negative anomalies of vegetation growth (NEGs) are often associated with extreme climate events, and can be a sign of a severely impaired ecosystem. However, this relationship between climate extremes and NEGs is underexplored at regional and global scales.

Further research into this area is vital for projecting future vegetation growth in changing climates and therefore to inform policy decisions and mitigation plans. Evolving ecosystem adaptations should also be investigated.

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Leake, I. Climate extremes drive negative vegetation growth. Nat Rev Earth Environ 4, 68 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-023-00392-2

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