Cloud immersion and the future of tropical montane forests

云沉浸和热带山地森林的未来

• 批准号: EP/Y027736/1
• 负责人: Martin Sullivan
• 金额: $ 25.55万
• 依托单位: Manchester Metropolitan University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FY027736%2F1
• 关键词: Cloud; immersion; future; tropical; montane

Tropical montane forests are unique biodiversity rich ecosystems which provide water to tens of millions of people, alongside other services such as carbonsequestration. Unfortunately, future increases in temperature, and the associated reduction in cloud immersion, could lead to the disappearance of theseecosystems and the services they provide. However, little is known on how cloud immersion affects these forests at stand-level and macroecological scales,particularly in Africa.To address this, I will combine detailed field measurements in three African mountains with continent-wide analysis of the newly created AfriMont plotdatabase, and use state-of-the-art analysis methods to model cloud immersion from satellite images and climate re-analyses. I will (1) determine the importanceof cloud immersion for maintaining annual water inputs and tree growth, (2) quantify the consequences of future changes in cloud immersion for carbon stocksand fluxes, and (3) assess how different dominant tree species respond to changes in cloud immersion.CLOUDFOR is a highly interdisciplinary project (climate science, ecology, hydrology) which will generate key information of wide relevance for thesustainable management of these forests - thanks to a targeted end-user engagement plan.The high scientific quality and clear impact of the project will benefit the EU not only by generating new knowledge and high-profile publications, but also bycontributing to EU commitments within international treaties such as the Aichi Biodiversity targets and the Sustainable Development Goals.

热带山地森林是独特的生物多样性丰富的生态系统，为数千万人提供水以及碳封存等其他服务。不幸的是，未来温度的升高以及云沉浸的相关减少可能会导致这些生态系统及其提供的服务消失。然而，人们对云浸如何在林分水平和宏观生态尺度上影响这些森林（尤其是在非洲）知之甚少。为了解决这个问题，我将把三座非洲山脉的详细实地测量与新创建的 AfriMont 图数据库的全大陆分析结合起来，并使用最先进的分析方法根据卫星图像和气候重新分析来模拟云沉浸。我将（1）确定云浸没对于维持年度水输入和树木生长的重要性，（2）量化未来云浸没变化对碳储量和通量的影响，以及（3）评估不同的优势树种如何响应变化云沉浸。CLOUDFOR 是一个高度跨学科的项目（气候科学、生态学、水文学），得益于有针对性的最终用户参与计划，它将生成与这些森林的可持续管理广泛相关的关键信息。该项目的科学质量和明显影响将使欧盟受益，不仅通过产生新知识和高调出版物，而且还通过为欧盟在爱知生物多样性目标和可持续发展目标等国际条约中的承诺做出贡献。