Rod Fensham

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the first global assessment of recent tree mortality attributed to drought and heat stress and identify key information gaps and scientific uncertainties that currently hinder our ability to predict tree mortality in response to climate change and emphasizes the need for a globally coordinated observation system.

TL;DR: A research agenda is defined to maximise the rate of learning in this difficult field of fire management, including measuring responses at a species level, building capacity to implement natural experiments, undertaking simulation modelling, and judicious application of experimental approaches.

TL;DR: In this article, a suite of morphological, physiological and life-history traits that are likely to differ between tropical mesic savanna and forest species are identified and used to distinguish between these ecosystems and thereby aid their appropriate management and conservation.

TL;DR: A global meta-analysis of 58 studies of drought-induced forest mortality identified a consistent global-scale response, where mortality increased with drought severity, and suggested that mortality could become increasingly widespread in the future.

TL;DR: The study concludes that PALSAR data acquired when surface moisture and rainfall are minimal allow better estimation of the AGB of woody vegetation and that retrieval algorithms ideally need to consider differences in surface moisture conditions and vegetation structure.