Darcy's law predicts widespread forest mortality under climate warming

Nathan G. McDowell () and Craig D. Allen
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Nathan G. McDowell: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Craig D. Allen: US Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Jemez Mountains Field Station

Nature Climate Change, 2015, vol. 5, issue 7, 669-672

Abstract: A hydraulic corollary to Darcy’s law is used to predict the characteristics of plants that will survive during drought in a warmer climate. This indicates that forest trees will need to be shorter and more drought-tolerant to survive in the future.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2641

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