# Climate-induced tree-mortality pulses are obscured by broad-scale and long-term greening

*PRI Rank #15 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #15 |
| 18m citations | 70 |
| Journal | Nature Ecology & Evolution |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41559-024-02372-1 |
| Corresponding authors | Shilong Piao, Anping Chen |
| Institution | Peking University, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/plant-water-relations-and-carbon-dynamics/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41559-024-02372-1](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02372-1)

## Topics

climate-induced tree mortality · mortality pulses · broad-scale greening · long-term greening · vegetation dynamics · remote sensing · climate change impacts on forests · tree mortality drivers · Vegetation greening trends · forest dieback · temporal scale effects · spatial scale effects · mortality detection · Remote sensing vegetation indices

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