CLIMFOR Facultatea de Silvicultura Suceava
CLIMFOR
CLIMFOR Project

Forest response to climate change predicted from multicentury climate proxy-records

in the Carpathian region (CLIMFOR)

In light of observations of climate changes over the past century, understanding the climate of the past millennium becomes increasingly important. This enables us placing the changes we witness today in a longer-term context, helping us deciphering both natural and anthropogenic forcing on the climate system.

In this context, the project "Forest response to climate change predicted from multicentury climate proxy-records in the Carpathian region" (CLIMFOR) will answer one of the most critical questions in climate research: does the magnitude and rate of the 20th century climate change exceed the natural variability in the Carpathian region? Building on this, the project will also answer a second question, of direct importance for future forest management in a changing climate: how did forests respond to past climatic changes of variable magnitude and frequency?


Coordinator Institute: Stefan Cel Mare University of Suceava (Romania)
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