Drought-induced tipping points in ecosystem functioning: Coupled insights from Earth Observation, DVMs and Field Ecology

DRYTIP – Drought-induced tipping points in ecosystem functioning: Coupled insights from Earth Observation, Dynamic Vegetation Model and Field Ecology
Climate pressures on terrestrial ecosystems are ever growing. DRYTIP will break new ground in relation to assessing and understanding drought-induced vegetation die-offs. It will combine Earth Observation, Dynamic Vegetation Model and field data, to generate fundamental knowledge on ecosystem stability to climate extremes and thresholds for regime shifts. The grant will fund one PhD student, one postdoc, as well as fieldwork and exchange with international collaborators.