Plant-groundwater interactions in drylands: A review of current research and future perspectives
Global dryland areas are expanding due to climate change, and this expansion is
accompanied by an increased frequency and intensity of drought occurrences. The degree …
accompanied by an increased frequency and intensity of drought occurrences. The degree …
Indicators of water use efficiency across diverse agroecosystems and spatiotemporal scales
Understanding the relationship between water and production within and across
agroecosystems is essential for addressing several agricultural challenges of the 21st …
agroecosystems is essential for addressing several agricultural challenges of the 21st …
The three major axes of terrestrial ecosystem function
The leaf economics spectrum, and the global spectrum of plant forms and functions revealed
fundamental axes of variation in plant traits, which represent different ecological strategies …
fundamental axes of variation in plant traits, which represent different ecological strategies …
Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database
Plant transpiration links physiological responses of vegetation to water supply and demand
with hydrological, energy and carbon budgets at the land-atmosphere interface. However …
with hydrological, energy and carbon budgets at the land-atmosphere interface. However …
[HTML][HTML] The uncertain role of rising atmospheric CO2 on global plant transpiration
As CO 2 concentration in the atmosphere rises, there is a need for improved physical
understanding of its impact on global plant transpiration. This knowledge gap poses a major …
understanding of its impact on global plant transpiration. This knowledge gap poses a major …
Effects of soil water content on forest ecosystem water use efficiency through changes in transpiration/evapotranspiration ratio
Ecosystem water use efficiency (WUE), defined as the ratio of gross primary production
(GPP) over evapotranspiration (ET), is a crucial variable that describes the tradeoff between …
(GPP) over evapotranspiration (ET), is a crucial variable that describes the tradeoff between …
Rising water-use efficiency in European grasslands is driven by increased primary production
C Poppe Terán, BS Naz, A Graf, Y Qu… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Water-use efficiency is the amount of carbon assimilated per water used by an ecosystem
and a key indicator of ecosystem functioning, but its variability in response to climate change …
and a key indicator of ecosystem functioning, but its variability in response to climate change …
Decoupling between ecosystem photosynthesis and transpiration: a last resort against overheating
C Krich, MD Mahecha, M Migliavacca… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Ecosystems are projected to face extreme high temperatures more frequently in the near
future. Various biotic coping strategies exist to prevent heat stress. Controlled experiments …
future. Various biotic coping strategies exist to prevent heat stress. Controlled experiments …
Water is a preservative of microbes
JE Hallsworth - Microbial Biotechnology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Water is the cellular milieu, drives all biochemistry within Earth's biosphere and facilitates
microbe‐mediated decay processes. Instead of reviewing these topics, the current article …
microbe‐mediated decay processes. Instead of reviewing these topics, the current article …
Water availability impacts on evapotranspiration partitioning
Knowing how evapotranspiration (ET) is mediated by abiotic and biotic pathways is
essential to understanding how water affects ecosystem productivity. Recent studies have …
essential to understanding how water affects ecosystem productivity. Recent studies have …