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SUMMARY:The Resistance Of Giant Tropical Trees To Drought - Lucy Rowland (
 University Of Exeter)
DTSTART:20241114T121500Z
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DESCRIPTION:*Host* Prof. David Coomes\n\n*Abstract*\nGlobally drought-indu
 ced tree mortality is predicted to have a dramatic effect on the terrestri
 al carbon store\, as future climates become hotter and drier. This is part
 icularly the case in the tropics\, which house the most carbon dense fores
 ts on earth\, but where the largest trees are predicted to be most suscept
 ible to drought. In this talk I explore what makes giant trees more suscep
 tible to drought than smaller tropical trees. To explore this\, I will sho
 wcase data from the world’s longest running tropical rain forest experim
 ent in north east Amazonia\, where a 50% reduction in rainfall has been im
 posed on a 1ha site for 22 years. Furthermore\, I will explore the effects
  of tree size on the hydraulic functioning of the world tallest tropical t
 rees. \n\n*Biography*\nProfessor Lucy Rowland started her career with a ge
 ography degree from the University of Oxford\, followed by a PhD and post-
 doc at the University of Edinburgh focused on measuring and modelling the 
 impact of drought on tropical rainforest. This led to an independent NERC 
 fellowship\, alongside a permanent position at the University of Exeter ex
 ploring the impact of climate change on our capacity to conserve and resto
 re tropical ecosystems globally.\n\n*Please note the seminars are for Univ
 ersity Of Cambridge members ONLY.*
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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