Process-based hydrological models have a long history dating back to the 1960s. Criticized
by some as over-parameterized, overly complex, and difficult to use, a more nuanced view is …

Contents Summary 652 I. Introduction 652 II. Discrepancy in predicting the effects of rising
[CO2] on the terrestrial C sink 655 III. Carbon and nutrient storage in plants and its modelling …

Large projected increases in forest disturbance pose a major threat to future wood fiber
supply and carbon sequestration in the cold-limited, Canadian boreal forest ecosystem …

An increase in urban vegetation is an often proposed mitigation strategy to reduce urban
heat and improve outdoor thermal comfort (OTC). Vegetation can alter urban microclimate …

Knowledge of future terrestrial carbon (C) pools and fluxes is based on simulations by
Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs; Cox et al., 2000; Sitch et al., 2008). For …

Plant respiration constitutes a massive carbon flux to the atmosphere, and a major control on
the evolution of the global carbon cycle. It therefore has the potential to modulate levels of …

Vegetation and the water cycles are inherently coupled across a wide range of spatial and
temporal scales. Water availability interacts with plant ecophysiology and controls …

Anthropogenic global change compromises forest resilience, with profound impacts to
ecosystem functions and services. This synthesis paper reflects on the current …

Two simplifying hypotheses have been proposed for whole‐plant respiration. One links
respiration to photosynthesis; the other to biomass. Using a first‐principles carbon balance …

Land surface models incorporate a large number of process descriptions, containing a
multitude of parameters. These parameters are typically read from tabulated input files …