Northern Arizona University

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Chris Doughty

Associate professor

November 25, 2025

Experimental Manipulations of Albedo and Mortality of Upper Canopy Leaves in a Tropical Forest Diverge From Earth System Model Results

Abstract: How tropical forest leaves respond to climate change has important implications for the global carbon cycle and biodiversity. Climate change could impact the energy balance properties of tropical forest canopies […]

Experimental Manipulations of Albedo and Mortality of Upper Canopy Leaves in a Tropical Forest Diverge From Earth System Model Results

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