Effects of climate extremes on the terrestrial carbon cycle: concepts, processes and potential future impacts
Extreme droughts, heat waves, frosts, precipitation, wind storms and other climate extremes
may impact the structure, composition and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, and thus …
may impact the structure, composition and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, and thus …
Future climate and fire interactions in the southeastern region of the United States
Fire has a profound, though paradoxical influence on landscapes of the southeastern US; it
simultaneously maintains native biodiversity and ecosystem processes but also threatens …
simultaneously maintains native biodiversity and ecosystem processes but also threatens …
Where does the carbon go? A model–data intercomparison of vegetation carbon allocation and turnover processes at two temperate forest free‐air CO2 enrichment …
Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration (eCO 2) has the potential to increase vegetation
carbon storage if increased net primary production causes increased long‐lived biomass …
carbon storage if increased net primary production causes increased long‐lived biomass …
Re‐assessment of plant carbon dynamics at the Duke free‐air CO2 enrichment site: interactions of atmospheric [CO2] with nitrogen and water availability over stand …
HR McCarthy, R Oren, KH Johnsen… - New …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The potential for elevated [CO2]‐induced changes to plant carbon (C) storage, through
modifications in plant production and allocation of C among plant pools, is an important …
modifications in plant production and allocation of C among plant pools, is an important …
[PDF][PDF] Managing forests because carbon matters: integrating energy, products, and land management policy
RW Malmsheimer, JL Bowyer, JS Fried… - Journal of …, 2011 - forestpolicypub.com
Policies can foster changes in forest management and product manufacture that reduce
carbon emissions over time while maintaining forests for environmental and societal …
carbon emissions over time while maintaining forests for environmental and societal …
Risks to forest carbon offset projects in a changing climate
CS Galik, RB Jackson - Forest Ecology and Management, 2009 - Elsevier
When included as part of a larger greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction program,
forest offsets may provide low-cost opportunities for GHG mitigation. One barrier to including …
forest offsets may provide low-cost opportunities for GHG mitigation. One barrier to including …
Irreconcilable differences: fine-root life spans and soil carbon persistence
The residence time of fine-root carbon in soil is one of the least understood aspects of the
global carbon cycle, and fine-root dynamics are one of the least understood aspects of plant …
global carbon cycle, and fine-root dynamics are one of the least understood aspects of plant …
Separating the effects of climate and vegetation on evapotranspiration along a successional chronosequence in the southeastern US
We combined Eddy‐covariance measurements with a linear perturbation analysis to isolate
the relative contribution of physical and biological drivers on evapotranspiration (ET) in three …
the relative contribution of physical and biological drivers on evapotranspiration (ET) in three …
An evaluation of models for partitioning eddy covariance-measured net ecosystem exchange into photosynthesis and respiration
We measured net ecosystem CO2 exchange (NEE) using the eddy covariance (EC)
technique for 4 years at adjoining old field (OF), planted pine (PP) and hardwood forest …
technique for 4 years at adjoining old field (OF), planted pine (PP) and hardwood forest …
Assessing net ecosystem carbon exchange of US terrestrial ecosystems by integrating eddy covariance flux measurements and satellite observations
More accurate projections of future carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere and
associated climate change depend on improved scientific understanding of the terrestrial …
associated climate change depend on improved scientific understanding of the terrestrial …