What happens after drought ends: synthesizing terms and definitions
Drought is intensifying globally with climate change, creating an urgency to understand
ecosystem response to drought both during and after these events end to limit loss of …
ecosystem response to drought both during and after these events end to limit loss of …
Multifaceted responses of vegetation to average and extreme climate change over global drylands
L He, J Guo, W Yang, Q Jiang, L Chen… - Science of the total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Average climatic events describe the occurrence of weather or climate at an average value,
whereas extreme events are defined as events that exceed the upper or lower threshold …
whereas extreme events are defined as events that exceed the upper or lower threshold …
Vegetation resistance to increasing aridity when crossing thresholds depends on local environmental conditions in global drylands
The crossing of aridity thresholds triggers abrupt changes in multiple functional and
structural ecosystem attributes across global drylands. While we understand the …
structural ecosystem attributes across global drylands. While we understand the …
Response of vegetation to drought in the Tibetan Plateau: Elevation differentiation and the dominant factors
With a typical alpine grassland ecosystem, the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is a highly
representative region to observe the effects of climate change on ecosystems. Continued …
representative region to observe the effects of climate change on ecosystems. Continued …
Shrub persistence and increased grass mortality in response to drought in dryland systems
Droughts in the southwest United States have led to major forest and grassland die‐off
events in recent decades, suggesting plant community and ecosystem shifts are imminent as …
events in recent decades, suggesting plant community and ecosystem shifts are imminent as …
[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the time-lag effects of climate factors on grassland productivity in Inner Mongolia
H Liu, A Zhang, C Liu, Y Zhao, A Zhao… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the time-lag responses of grassland productivity to climate change is crucial
for revealing grassland ecosystem behavior, predicting future grassland productivity, and …
for revealing grassland ecosystem behavior, predicting future grassland productivity, and …
Changes in vegetation in China's drylands are closely related to afforestation compared with climate change
L He, J Guo, W Yang, Q Jiang, X Li, S Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The response of vegetation to climate change and human activities has attracted
considerable attention. However, quantitative studies on the effects of climate change and …
considerable attention. However, quantitative studies on the effects of climate change and …
An optimality‐based model explains seasonal variation in C3 plant photosynthetic capacity
The maximum rate of carboxylation (Vcmax) is an essential leaf trait determining the
photosynthetic capacity of plants. Existing approaches for estimating Vcmax at large scale …
photosynthetic capacity of plants. Existing approaches for estimating Vcmax at large scale …
Warming as a driver of vegetation loss in the Sonoran Desert of California
Dryland ecosystems cover large regions of the Earth and have important impacts on global
biogeochemistry and the carbon cycle. The plant species that occupy dryland environments …
biogeochemistry and the carbon cycle. The plant species that occupy dryland environments …
Identifying critical climate periods for vegetation growth in the Northern Hemisphere
C Chen, B He, L Guo, Y Zhang, X Xie… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Vegetation‐climate relationships have been extensively investigated in previous studies, yet
the critical seasons and corresponding climate factors influencing annual vegetation growth …
the critical seasons and corresponding climate factors influencing annual vegetation growth …