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Environmental controls on the light use efficiency of terrestrial gross primary production
Abstract Gross primary production (GPP) by terrestrial ecosystems is a key quantity in the global carbon cycle. The instantaneous …
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A constraint on historic growth in global photosynthesis due to increasing CO2
The global terrestrial carbon sink is increasing1–3, offsetting roughly a third of anthropogenic CO2 released into the atmosphere …
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Greening of the Earth and its drivers
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Global distribution of the rooting zone water storage capacity reflects plant adaptation to the environment
The rooting zone water storage capacity (S0) extends from the soil surface to the weathered bedrock (the Critical Zone) and determines …
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The global distribution and environmental drivers of aboveground versus belowground plant biomass
A poor understanding of the fraction of global plant biomass occurring belowground as roots limits our understanding of present and …
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No support for carbon storage of >1,000 GtC in northern peatlands
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A trade-off between plant and soil carbon storage under elevated CO2
Terrestrial ecosystems remove about 30 per cent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by human activities each year1, yet the persistence …
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Assessing the long-term interactions of climate change and timber markets on forest land and carbon storage
This study provides a comprehensive assessment of the environmental and economic impacts of climate change on global and regional …
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Eco-evolutionary optimality as a means to improve vegetation and land-surface models
Summary Global vegetation and land-surface models embody interdisciplinary scientific understanding of the behaviour of plants and …
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Effect of nitrogen deposition on centennial forest water-use efficiency
The uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere through photosynthesis is accompanied by an inevitable loss of water vapor …
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