Global patterns and controlling factors of tree bark C: N: P stoichiometry in forest ecosystems consistent with biogeochemical niche hypothesis

H Gong, J Sardans, H Huang, Z Yan, Z Wang… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bark serves crucial roles in safeguarding trees physically and chemically, while also
contributing to nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration. Despite its importance, the broader …

Soil properties and geomorphic processes influence vegetation composition, structure, and function in the Cerrado Domain

D Lira-Martins, DL Nascimento, A Abrahão… - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The Cerrado of central Brazil—the world's largest Neotropical savanna–
is comprised of a mosaic of highly heterogeneous vegetation growing on an extremely …

Variability and limits of nitrogen and phosphorus resorption during foliar senescence

M Estiarte, M Campioli, M Mayol, J Penuelas - Plant Communications, 2023 - cell.com
Foliar nutrient resorption (NuR) plays a key role in ecosystem functioning and plant nutrient
economy. Most of this recycling occurs during the senescence of leaves and is actively …

Environmental versus phylogenetic controls on leaf nitrogen and phosphorous concentrations in vascular plants

D Tian, Z Yan, B Schmid, J Kattge, J Fang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Global patterns of leaf nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) stoichiometry have been interpreted
as reflecting phenotypic plasticity in response to the environment, or as an overriding effect …

Global patterns and drivers of leaf photosynthetic capacity: The relative importance of environmental factors and evolutionary history

Z Yan, J Sardans, J Peñuelas, M Detto… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Understanding the considerable variability and drivers of global leaf photosynthetic
capacity [indicated by the maximum carboxylation rate standardized to 25° C (V c, max25)] is …

Global distribution and drivers of forest biome foliar nitrogen to phosphorus ratios (N: P)

H Vallicrosa, J Sardans, J Maspons… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim was to create global maps of foliar nitrogen‐to‐phosphorus (N: P) ratios across
ecosystems, based on modelled climate, soil, and N and P deposition data, to identify global …

Characterizing seasonal variation in foliar biochemistry with airborne imaging spectroscopy

A Chlus, PA Townsend - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Foliar biochemical traits are important indicators of ecosystem functioning and health that
are impractical to characterize at large spatial and temporal scales using traditional …

[HTML][HTML] Intercomparison of global foliar trait maps reveals fundamental differences and limitations of upscaling approaches

B Dechant, J Kattge, R Pavlick, FD Schneider… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Foliar traits such as specific leaf area (SLA), leaf nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P)
concentrations play important roles in plant economic strategies and ecosystem functioning …

Global spectra of plant litter carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations and returning amounts

J Yuan, F Wu, C Peng, J Peñuelas… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Litter decomposition is a key ecological process that determines carbon (C) and nutrient
cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. The initial concentrations of C and nutrients in litter play a …

CO2 fertilization contributed more than half of the observed forest biomass increase in northern extra‐tropical land

Y He, Y Liu, L Lei, C Terrer, C Huntingford… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The existence of a large‐biomass carbon (C) sink in Northern Hemisphere extra‐tropical
ecosystems (NHee) is well‐established, but the relative contribution of different potential …