Drylands are an essential component of the Earth System and are among the most
vulnerable to climate change. In this Review, we synthesize observational and modelling …

Direct quantification of terrestrial biosphere responses to global change is crucial for
projections of future climate change in Earth system models. Here, we synthesized …

Disentangling impacts of multiple global changes on terrestrial carbon cycling is important,
both in its own right and because such impacts can dampen or accelerate increases in …

Over the past four decades, large-scale ecological programs, including the'Great Green Wall
Program'(1978–present),'Grain for Green Program'(1999–present),'Grassland Ecological …

Precipitation alteration and nitrogen (N) deposition caused by anthropogenic activities could
profoundly affect the structure and functioning of plant communities in arid ecosystems …

Ecological succession after disturbance plays a vital role in influencing ecosystem structure
and functioning. However, how global change factors regulate ecosystem carbon (C) cycling …

Photosynthesis and soil respiration represent the two largest fluxes of CO2 in terrestrial
ecosystems and are tightly linked through belowground carbon (C) allocation. Drought has …

Ecosystem functions, such as soil nitrogen cycling, are being altered by climate change. The
responses of soil (de) nitrification to climate change are different and sometimes opposite …

Whether the terrestrial biosphere will continue to act as a net carbon (C) sink in the face of
multiple global changes is questionable. A key uncertainty is whether increases in plant C …

The functional diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) affects the resistance and
resilience of plant communities to environmental stress. However, considerable uncertainty …