Articles | Volume 20, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-5125-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-5125-2023
Research article
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20 Dec 2023
Research article |  | 20 Dec 2023

Thermophilisation of Afromontane forest stands demonstrated in an elevation gradient experiment

Bonaventure Ntirugulirwa, Etienne Zibera, Nkuba Epaphrodite, Aloysie Manishimwe, Donat Nsabimana, Johan Uddling, and Göran Wallin

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Twenty tropical tree species native to Africa were planted along an elevation gradient (1100 m, 5.4 °C difference). We found that early-successional (ES) species, especially from lower elevations, grew faster at warmer sites, while several of the late-successional (LS) species, especially from higher elevations, did not respond or grew slower. Moreover, a warmer climate increased tree mortality in LS species, but not much in ES species.
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