Towards a global understanding of tree mortality

International Tree Mortality Network; Cornelius Senf; Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert; Thomas A.M. Pugh; Joice Klipel

doi:10.1111/nph.20407

Towards a global understanding of tree mortality

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Towards a global understanding of tree mortality. / International Tree Mortality Network; Senf, Cornelius; Esquivel-Muelbert, Adriane et al.
in: New Phytologist, Jahrgang 245, Nr. 6, 03.2025.

Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Kommentare / Debatten / Berichte › Forschung

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International Tree Mortality Network, Senf, C, Esquivel-Muelbert, A, Pugh, TAM & Klipel, J 2025, 'Towards a global understanding of tree mortality', New Phytologist, Jg. 245, Nr. 6. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20407

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International Tree Mortality Network, Senf, C., Esquivel-Muelbert, A., Pugh, T. A. M., & Klipel, J. (2025). Towards a global understanding of tree mortality. New Phytologist, 245(6). https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20407

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International Tree Mortality Network, Senf C, Esquivel-Muelbert A, Pugh TAM, Klipel J. Towards a global understanding of tree mortality. New Phytologist. 2025 Mär;245(6). doi: 10.1111/nph.20407

Bibtex

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title = "Towards a global understanding of tree mortality",

abstract = "Rates of tree mortality are increasing globally, with implications for forests and climate. Yet, how and why these trends vary globally remain unknown. Developing a comprehensive assessment of global tree mortality will require systematically integrating data from ground-based long-term forest monitoring with large-scale remote sensing. We surveyed the metadata from 466 865 forest monitoring plots across 89 countries and five continents using questionnaires and discuss the potential to use these to estimate tree mortality trends globally. Our survey shows that the area monitored has increased steadily since 1960, but we also identify many regions with limited ground-based information on tree mortality. The integration of existing ground-based forest inventories with remote sensing and modelling can potentially fill those gaps, but this requires development of technical solutions and agreements that enable seamless flows of information from the field to global assessments of tree mortality. A truly global monitoring effort should promote fair and equitable collaborations, transferring funding to and empowering scientists from less wealthy regions. Increasing interest in forests as a natural climate solution, the advancement of new technologies and world-wide connectivity means that now a global monitoring system of tree mortality is not just urgently needed but also possible.",

keywords = "disturbance, forest inventory, forest monitoring, remote sensing, tree dieback, Biology, Ecosystems Research",

author = "{International Tree Mortality Network} and Cornelius Senf and Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert and Pugh, {Thomas A.M.} and Anderegg, {William R.L.} and Anderson-Teixeira, {Kristina J.} and Gabriel Arellano and {Beloiu Schwenke}, Mirela and Bentz, {Barbara J.} and Boehmer, {Hans Juergen} and Ben Bond-Lamberty and Bordin, {Kauane Maiara} and Brearley, {Francis Q.} and Filippo Bussotti and Maxime Cailleret and Camarero, {J. Julio} and Gherardo Chirici and Costa, {Flavia R.C.} and Ricardo Dalagnol and Hendrik Davi and Davies, {Stuart J.} and Sylvain Delzon and Dhakal, {Bishnu Prasad} and {Ferreira de Lima}, {Renato A.} and Marco Ferretti and Fontaine, {Joseph B.} and Matteo Garbarino and {de Gasper}, {Andr{\'e} Lu{\'i}s} and Arthur Gessler and Gilbert, {Gregory S.} and Godlee, {John L.} and Gon{\c c}alves, {Francisco Maiato Pedro} and Leen Govaere and Guti{\'e}rrez, {Alvaro G.} and Cardozo, {Ernesto G{\'o}mez} and Hammond, {William M.} and Henrik Hartmann and Hobi, {Martina L.} and Andr{\'e}s Holz and J{\"u}rgen Homeier and Hovenden, {Mark Joseph} and Huang, {Cho ying} and Bruno H{\'e}rault and Toby Jackson and Tommaso Jucker and Jump, {Alistair S.} and Samuli Junttila and Teja Kattenborn and Joice Klipel and Kotowska, {Martyna M.} and Kamil Kr{\'a}l",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2025 The Author(s). New Phytologist {\textcopyright} 2025 New Phytologist Foundation.",

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month = mar,

doi = "10.1111/nph.20407",

language = "English",

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journal = "New Phytologist",

issn = "0028-646X",

publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.",

number = "6",

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RIS

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T1 - Towards a global understanding of tree mortality

AU - International Tree Mortality Network

AU - Senf, Cornelius

AU - Esquivel-Muelbert, Adriane

AU - Pugh, Thomas A.M.

AU - Anderegg, William R.L.

AU - Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina J.

AU - Arellano, Gabriel

AU - Beloiu Schwenke, Mirela

AU - Bentz, Barbara J.

AU - Boehmer, Hans Juergen

AU - Bond-Lamberty, Ben

AU - Bordin, Kauane Maiara

AU - Brearley, Francis Q.

AU - Bussotti, Filippo

AU - Cailleret, Maxime

AU - Camarero, J. Julio

AU - Chirici, Gherardo

AU - Costa, Flavia R.C.

AU - Dalagnol, Ricardo

AU - Davi, Hendrik

AU - Davies, Stuart J.

AU - Delzon, Sylvain

AU - Dhakal, Bishnu Prasad

AU - Ferreira de Lima, Renato A.

AU - Ferretti, Marco

AU - Fontaine, Joseph B.

AU - Garbarino, Matteo

AU - de Gasper, André Luís

AU - Gessler, Arthur

AU - Gilbert, Gregory S.

AU - Godlee, John L.

AU - Gonçalves, Francisco Maiato Pedro

AU - Govaere, Leen

AU - Gutiérrez, Alvaro G.

AU - Cardozo, Ernesto Gómez

AU - Hammond, William M.

AU - Hartmann, Henrik

AU - Hobi, Martina L.

AU - Holz, Andrés

AU - Homeier, Jürgen

AU - Hovenden, Mark Joseph

AU - Huang, Cho ying

AU - Hérault, Bruno

AU - Jackson, Toby

AU - Jucker, Tommaso

AU - Jump, Alistair S.

AU - Junttila, Samuli

AU - Kattenborn, Teja

AU - Klipel, Joice

AU - Kotowska, Martyna M.

AU - Král, Kamil

PY - 2025/3

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N2 - Rates of tree mortality are increasing globally, with implications for forests and climate. Yet, how and why these trends vary globally remain unknown. Developing a comprehensive assessment of global tree mortality will require systematically integrating data from ground-based long-term forest monitoring with large-scale remote sensing. We surveyed the metadata from 466 865 forest monitoring plots across 89 countries and five continents using questionnaires and discuss the potential to use these to estimate tree mortality trends globally. Our survey shows that the area monitored has increased steadily since 1960, but we also identify many regions with limited ground-based information on tree mortality. The integration of existing ground-based forest inventories with remote sensing and modelling can potentially fill those gaps, but this requires development of technical solutions and agreements that enable seamless flows of information from the field to global assessments of tree mortality. A truly global monitoring effort should promote fair and equitable collaborations, transferring funding to and empowering scientists from less wealthy regions. Increasing interest in forests as a natural climate solution, the advancement of new technologies and world-wide connectivity means that now a global monitoring system of tree mortality is not just urgently needed but also possible.

AB - Rates of tree mortality are increasing globally, with implications for forests and climate. Yet, how and why these trends vary globally remain unknown. Developing a comprehensive assessment of global tree mortality will require systematically integrating data from ground-based long-term forest monitoring with large-scale remote sensing. We surveyed the metadata from 466 865 forest monitoring plots across 89 countries and five continents using questionnaires and discuss the potential to use these to estimate tree mortality trends globally. Our survey shows that the area monitored has increased steadily since 1960, but we also identify many regions with limited ground-based information on tree mortality. The integration of existing ground-based forest inventories with remote sensing and modelling can potentially fill those gaps, but this requires development of technical solutions and agreements that enable seamless flows of information from the field to global assessments of tree mortality. A truly global monitoring effort should promote fair and equitable collaborations, transferring funding to and empowering scientists from less wealthy regions. Increasing interest in forests as a natural climate solution, the advancement of new technologies and world-wide connectivity means that now a global monitoring system of tree mortality is not just urgently needed but also possible.

KW - disturbance

KW - forest inventory

KW - forest monitoring

KW - remote sensing

KW - tree dieback

KW - Biology

KW - Ecosystems Research

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DO - 10.1111/nph.20407

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JO - New Phytologist

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