Conclusion

This series of blog is on the topic of temperate forests under climate change. So far, I have made the following points:

1. The clearing of forests and projects designed to extract water for human use account for much of the problem related to water stress in temperate forests;

2. Temperate forests could be benefit from a warmer climate provide they enjoy sufficient water supply;

3. Canopy density and the saturation pressure of air have been identified as key issues affects the water loss in temperate forests;

4. Forests in Mediterranean Climate Zone are forecasted to face more severe water deficits in summers;

5. Climate induced tree mortality by water deficits have been reported across the world’s temperate forests;

6. Biotic agents especially insects are also the important factors contributing to tree death, and climate warming would favour insects pest developments.

In conclusion, temperate forest under climate warming will undergo structure changes, it opens the possibility of challenges as well as opportunities. As the only ecosystem that have expended in size in the 20th century due to human plantings, the strategies to maintain a productive forestry will need to be reviewed an rethought in order to meet the environmental change that could alternate one of the world's most productive biome.