Modeling soil processes: Review, key challenges, and new perspectives
The remarkable complexity of soil and its importance to a wide range of ecosystem services
presents major challenges to the modeling of soil processes. Although major progress in soil …
presents major challenges to the modeling of soil processes. Although major progress in soil …
Remote sensing of dryland ecosystem structure and function: Progress, challenges, and opportunities
Drylands make up roughly 40% of the Earth's land surface, and billions of people depend on
services provided by these critically important ecosystems. Despite their relatively sparse …
services provided by these critically important ecosystems. Despite their relatively sparse …
On underestimation of global vulnerability to tree mortality and forest die‐off from hotter drought in the Anthropocene
Patterns, mechanisms, projections, and consequences of tree mortality and associated
broad‐scale forest die‐off due to drought accompanied by warmer temperatures—“hotter …
broad‐scale forest die‐off due to drought accompanied by warmer temperatures—“hotter …
Drought in a human-modified world: reframing drought definitions, understanding, and analysis approaches
In the current human-modified world, or Anthropocene, the state of water stores and fluxes
has become dependent on human as well as natural processes. Water deficits (or droughts) …
has become dependent on human as well as natural processes. Water deficits (or droughts) …
Ecosystem resilience despite large-scale altered hydroclimatic conditions
Climate change is predicted to increase both drought frequency and duration, and when
coupled with substantial warming, will establish a new hydroclimatological model for many …
coupled with substantial warming, will establish a new hydroclimatological model for many …
Biogeochemical hotspots: Role of small water bodies in landscape nutrient processing
Increased loading of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from agricultural and urban
intensification has led to severe degradation of inland and coastal waters. Lakes, reservoirs …
intensification has led to severe degradation of inland and coastal waters. Lakes, reservoirs …
The carbon balance pivot point of southwestern US semiarid ecosystems: Insights from the 21st century drought
Global‐scale studies indicate that semiarid regions strongly regulate the terrestrial carbon
sink. However, we lack understanding of how climatic shifts, such as decadal drought …
sink. However, we lack understanding of how climatic shifts, such as decadal drought …
Climate controls how ecosystems size the root zone storage capacity at catchment scale
The root zone moisture storage capacity (SR) of terrestrial ecosystems is a buffer providing
vegetation continuous access to water and a critical factor controlling land‐atmospheric …
vegetation continuous access to water and a critical factor controlling land‐atmospheric …
Partitioning evapotranspiration using long‐term carbon dioxide and water vapor fluxes
RL Scott, JA Biederman - Geophysical Research Letters, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The separate components of evapotranspiration (ET) elucidate the pathways and time
scales over which water is returned to the atmosphere, but ecosystem‐scale measurements …
scales over which water is returned to the atmosphere, but ecosystem‐scale measurements …
High vapor pressure deficit decreases the productivity and water use efficiency of rain‐induced pulses in semiarid ecosystems
Intermittent rain events drive dynamic pulses of carbon and water exchange in many arid
and semiarid ecosystems. Although soil moisture is known to control these pulses, the effect …
and semiarid ecosystems. Although soil moisture is known to control these pulses, the effect …