Ecosystem

A Roadmap for High-Resolution Satellite Soil Moisture Applications -- Confronting Product Characteristics with User Requirements
Soil moisture observations are of broad scientific interest and practical value for a wide range of applications. The scientific …
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A Roadmap for High-Resolution Satellite Soil Moisture Applications -- Confronting Product Characteristics with User Requirements
Ecosystem Functioning Is Enveloped by Hydrometeorological Variability
Terrestrial ecosystem processes, and the associated vegetation carbon dynamics, respond differently to hydrometeorological variability …
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Observing Ecosystems with Lightweight, Rapid-scanning Terrestrial Lidar Scanners
A new wave of terrestrial lidar scanners, optimized for rapid scanning and portability, such as the Compact Biomass Lidar (CBL), enable …
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Diagnosing the Dynamics of Observed and Simulated Ecosystem Gross Primary Productivity with Time Causal Information Theory Quantifiers
Data analysis and model-data comparisons in the environmental sciences require diagnostic measures that quantify time series dynamics …
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Ecosystem Responses to Climate Extremes
Extreme drought or wet conditions have now been found to strongly influence the vegetative development of ecosystems. Semi-arid regions …
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Effects of Climate Extremes on the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle: Concepts, Processes and Potential Future Impacts
Abstract Extreme droughts, heat waves, frosts, precipitation, wind storms and other climate extremes may impact the structure, …
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Influence of Physiological Phenology on the Seasonal Pattern of Ecosystem Respiration in Deciduous Forests
Abstract Understanding the environmental and biotic drivers of respiration at the ecosystem level is a prerequisite to further improve …
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Linking Plant and Ecosystem Functional Biogeography
Significance This article defines ecosystem functional properties, which can be derived from long-term observations of gas and energy …
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Response to Comment on ``Global Convergence in the Temperature Sensitivity of Respiration at Ecosystem Level''
We estimated the sensitivity of terrestrial ecosystem respiration to air temperature across 60 FLUXNET sites by minimizing the effect …
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Global Convergence in the Temperature Sensitivity of Respiration at Ecosystem Level
Carbon Cycle and Climate Change As climate change accelerates, it is important to know the likely impact of climate change on the …
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