Forests play a crucial role in climate regulation and societal well-being. Despite their significance, the increasing frequency of droughts poses a severe threat to forest ecosystems, impacting carbon sequestration and forest stability. In Germany, the unprecedented 2018–2020 drought resulted in extensive tree mortality and damaged wood volume, with lasting effects observed in subsequent years. As climate models project a continuation of such droughts, understanding the impact of droughts on forests becomes imperative. However, it is unclear how forests will evolve in the future if the drought duration continues to increase.

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在树木死亡率增加的背景下评估多年干旱对德国森林的影响

森林在气候调节和社会福祉方面发挥着至关重要的作用。尽管干旱很重要，但日益频繁的干旱对森林生态系统构成了严重威胁，影响碳固存和森林稳定性。在德国，2018-2020 年前所未有的干旱导致树木大量死亡和木材体积受损，并在随后的几年中观察到了持久影响。由于气候模型预测此类干旱将持续存在，因此了解干旱对森林的影响势在必行。然而，如果干旱持续时间继续延长，未来森林将如何演变尚不清楚。