Frank, DorotheaReichstein, MarkusBahn, MichaelFrank, DavidThonicke, KirstenMahecha, Miguel DSmith, Petevan der Velde, MarijnVicca, SaraBabst, FlurinBeer, ChristianBuchmann, NinaCanadell, Josep GCiais, PhilippeCramer, WolfgangIbrom, AndreasMiglietta, FrancoPoulter, BenRammig, AnjaSeneviratne, Sonia IWalz, ArianeWattenbach, MartinZavala, Miguel AZscheischler, Jakob2015-08-102015-08-102015-08Frank, D, Reichstein, M, Bahn, M, Frank, D, Thonicke, K, Mahecha, M D, Smith, P, van der Velde, M, Vicca, S, Babst, F, Beer, C, Buchmann, N, Canadell, J G, Ciais, P, Cramer, W, Ibrom, A, Miglietta, F, Poulter, B, Rammig, A, Seneviratne, S I, Walz, A, Wattenbach, M, Zavala, M A & Zscheischler, J 2015, 'Effects of climate extremes on the terrestrial carbon cycle : concepts, processes and potential future impacts', Global Change Biology, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 2861-2880. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.129161354-1013PubMedCentral: PMC4676934ORCID: /0000-0002-3784-1124/work/162728424http://hdl.handle.net/2164/4796This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Acknowledgements This work emerged from the CARBO-Extreme project, funded by the European Community’s 7th framework programme under grant agreement (FP7-ENV-2008-1-226701). We are grateful to the Reviewers and the Subject Editor for helpful guidance. We thank to Silvana Schott for graphic support. Mirco Miglivacca provided helpful comments on the manuscript. Michael Bahn acknowledges support from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF; P22214-B17). Sara Vicca is a postdoctoral research associate of the Fund for Scientific Research – Flanders. Wolfgang Cramer contributes to the Labex OT-Med (n° ANR-11- LABX-0061) funded by the French government through the A*MIDEX project (n° ANR-11-IDEX-0001-02). Flurin Babst acknowledges support from the Swiss National Science Foundation (P300P2_154543).19888387engSDG 13 - Climate ActionSDG 15 - Life on Landcarbon cycleclimate changeclimate extremesclimate variabilitydisturbanceterrestrial ecosystemsGE Environmental SciencesQH301 BiologyGEQH301Journal item10.1111/gcb.12916218