Multi-scale impacts of climate change on tropical forest dynamics in Singapore

Singapore’s tropical forests will not be immune to the effects of climate change. Climate change will lead to long-term changes in precipitation and temperature, as well as the frequency of extreme weather events such as droughts or windstorms, with important implications on the physiology and demography of tree populations in our forests. This project examines the potential effects of climate change on species-, community-and ecosystem-level responses in Singapore’s forests, using a combination using seedling / sapling experiments, the development of vegetation models to evaluate the impact of climate-induced disturbances, and species distribution models to project which native species are most at risk to long-term changes in climate.