Forests of tomorrow - from a climatologist's viewpoint

Global climate changes in the course of the past 100 years, that form part of the global environmental changes, are recognizable by a number of indica tions and can be attributed - to a statistically significant degree - to th e: anthropogenic greenhouse effect. These climate changes have clear effect s on the biosphere: For example, lengthening of the growing season, as show n by indirect and direct observations as well as by phenological models. Th e forest of tomorrow will be exposed to a number of further climate changes , with likely different consequences for the main tree species.