Mechanistic forecasts of species responses to climate change: the promise of biophysical ecology
NJ Briscoe, SD Morris, PD Mathewson… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A core challenge in global change biology is to predict how species will respond to future
environmental change and to manage these responses. To make such predictions and …
environmental change and to manage these responses. To make such predictions and …
Advancing the mechanistic understanding of the priming effect on soil organic matter mineralisation
L Bernard, I Basile‐Doelsch, D Derrien… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The priming effect (PE) is a key mechanism contributing to the carbon balance of the soil
ecosystem. Almost 100 years of research since its discovery in 1926 have led to a rich body …
ecosystem. Almost 100 years of research since its discovery in 1926 have led to a rich body …
Shifts in vegetation activity of terrestrial ecosystems attributable to climate trends
Climate change is expected to impact the functioning of the entire Earth system. However,
detecting changes in ecosystem dynamics and attributing such change to anthropogenic …
detecting changes in ecosystem dynamics and attributing such change to anthropogenic …
An early warning signal for grassland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Intense grazing may lead to grassland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, but it is
difficult to predict where this will occur and to quantify it. Based on a process-based …
difficult to predict where this will occur and to quantify it. Based on a process-based …
Climate change‐mediated temperature extremes and insects: From outbreaks to breakdowns
Insects are among the most diverse and widespread animals across the biosphere and are
well‐known for their contributions to ecosystem functioning and services. Recent increases …
well‐known for their contributions to ecosystem functioning and services. Recent increases …
Plant traits alone are poor predictors of ecosystem properties and long-term ecosystem functioning
F Van der Plas, T Schröder-Georgi, A Weigelt… - Nature ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Earth is home to over 350,000 vascular plant species that differ in their traits in innumerable
ways. A key challenge is to predict how natural or anthropogenically driven changes in the …
ways. A key challenge is to predict how natural or anthropogenically driven changes in the …
Process-explicit models reveal the structure and dynamics of biodiversity patterns
With ever-growing data availability and computational power at our disposal, we now have
the capacity to use process-explicit models more widely to reveal the ecological and …
the capacity to use process-explicit models more widely to reveal the ecological and …
Identifying the main crops and key factors determining the carbon footprint of crop production in China, 2001–2018
X Chen, C Ma, H Zhou, Y Liu, X Huang, M Wang… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
Agriculture affects climate change and contributes directly and indirectly to greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions. However, no reports have fully quantified the GHG emissions from …
(GHG) emissions. However, no reports have fully quantified the GHG emissions from …
Evaluation of climate models
Climate models have continued to be developed and improved since the AR4, and many
models have been extended into Earth System models by including the representation of …
models have been extended into Earth System models by including the representation of …
Corrigendum to: New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide
Plant functional traits are the features (morphological, physiological, phenological) that
represent ecological strategies and determine how plants respond to environmental factors …
represent ecological strategies and determine how plants respond to environmental factors …