Responses of soil respiration and its sensitivities to temperature and precipitation: A meta-analysis

Z Zhang, Y Li, RA Williams, Y Chen, R Peng, X Liu… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global warming has caused changes in temperature and precipitation patterns, and the
subsequent effects on the dynamics of soil respiration (Rs) have had a significant impact on …

Compound hydroclimatic extremes in a semi‐arid grassland: Drought, deluge, and the carbon cycle

DL Hoover, OL Hajek, MD Smith, K Wilkins… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and intensity of extreme events
including droughts and large precipitation events or “deluges.” While many studies have …

Hydrological intensification will increase the complexity of water resource management

DL Ficklin, SE Null, JT Abatzoglou, KA Novick… - Earth's …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Global warming intensifies the hydrological cycle by altering the rate of water fluxes to and
from the terrestrial surface, resulting in an increase in extreme precipitation events and …

Plant responses to changing rainfall frequency and intensity

AF Feldman, X Feng, AJ Felton, AG Konings… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Regardless of annual rainfall amount changes, daily rainfall events are becoming more
intense but less frequent with anthropogenic warming. Larger rainfall events and longer dry …

Ecovoltaic principles for a more sustainable, ecologically informed solar energy future

MA Sturchio, AK Knapp - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2023 - nature.com
The majority of power generated by photovoltaic energy infrastructure is derived from
ground-mounted solar arrays that prioritize energy production, minimize operating costs …

Agrivoltaic arrays can maintain semi-arid grassland productivity and extend the seasonality of forage quality

MA Sturchio, SA Kannenberg, AK Knapp - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The co-location of photovoltaic energy generation and agricultural land use (Agrivoltaics,
AV) has become increasingly popular in recent years. Although the benefits of AV in …

Advanced precipitation peak offsets middle growing‐season drought in impacting grassland C sink

J Ru, S Wan, J Xia, S Niu, D Hui, J Song… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Redistribution of precipitation across seasons is a widespread phenomenon affecting
dryland ecosystems globally. However, the impacts of shifting seasonal precipitation …

Significant effects of precipitation frequency on soil respiration and its components—A global synthesis

Y Du, YP Wang, D Hui, F Su, J Yan - Global Change Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Global warming intensifies the hydrological cycle, which results in changes in precipitation
regime (frequency and amount), and will likely have significant impacts on soil respiration (R …

Grassland productivity responds unexpectedly to dynamic light and soil water environments induced by photovoltaic arrays

MA Sturchio, JE Macknick, GA Barron‐Gafford… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Agrivoltaic (AV) systems are designed to coproduce photovoltaic (PV) energy on lands
simultaneously supporting agriculture (food/forage production). PV infrastructure in …

Timing and magnitude of drought impacts on carbon uptake across a grassland biome

AJ Felton, GR Goldsmith - Global Change Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although drought is known to negatively impact grassland functioning, the timing and
magnitude of these impacts within a growing season remain unresolved. Previous small …