Persistent impacts of the 2018 drought on forest disturbance regimes in Europe

Senf, Cornelius; Seidl, Rupert

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5223-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5223-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5223-2021

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Persistent impacts of the 2018 drought on forest disturbance regimes in Europe

Cornelius Senf and Rupert Seidl

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5223-2021-supplement

Data sets

Persistent impacts of the 2018 drought on forest disturbance regimes in Europe (v1.0) Cornelius Senf https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5342790

European forest disturbance map (1.1.0) Cornelius Senf https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4570157

Model code and software

Persistent impacts of the 2018 drought on forest disturbance regimes in Europe (v1.0) Cornelius Senf https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5342790

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Europe was affected by an extreme drought in 2018. We show that this drought has increased forest disturbances across Europe, especially central and eastern Europe. Disturbance levels observed 2018–2020 were the highest on record for 30 years. Increased forest disturbances were correlated with low moisture and high atmospheric water demand. The unprecedented impacts of the 2018 drought on forest disturbances demonstrate an urgent need to adapt Europe’s forests to a hotter and drier future.