Response to Comment by Bertrand et al. on 'Forest microclimate dynamics drive plant responses to warming'

International audience; Bertrand et al . question our interpretation about warming effects on the thermophilization in forest plant communities and propose an alternative way to analyze climatic debt. We show that microclimate warming is a better predictor than macroclimate warming for studying forest plant community responses to warming. Their additional analyses do not affect or change our interpretations and conclusions.