Integrating the evidence for a terrestrial carbon sink caused by increasing atmospheric CO2

AP Walker, MG De Kauwe, A Bastos… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) is increasing, which increases leaf‐scale
photosynthesis and intrinsic water‐use efficiency. These direct responses have the potential …

Understanding the roles of nonstructural carbohydrates in forest trees–from what we can measure to what we want to know

H Hartmann, S Trumbore - New phytologist, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Carbohydrates provide the building blocks for plant structures as well as versatile resources
for metabolic processes. The nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC), mainly sugars and starch …

The fate of carbon in a mature forest under carbon dioxide enrichment

M Jiang, BE Medlyn, JE Drake, RA Duursma… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Atmospheric carbon dioxide enrichment (eCO2) can enhance plant carbon uptake and
growth,,,–, thereby providing an important negative feedback to climate change by slowing …

Mycorrhizal association as a primary control of the CO2 fertilization effect

C Terrer, S Vicca, BA Hungate, RP Phillips, IC Prentice - Science, 2016 - science.org
Plants buffer increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations through
enhanced growth, but the question whether nitrogen availability constrains the magnitude of …

Paradigm shift in plant growth control

C Körner - Current opinion in plant biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Source activity (photosynthesis) depends on sink activity (tissue growth).•
Environmental stress constrains sink activity before it affects source activity.•Under drought …

Implications of incorporating N cycling and N limitations on primary production in an individual-based dynamic vegetation model

B Smith, D Wårlind, A Arneth, T Hickler… - …, 2014 - bg.copernicus.org
The LPJ-GUESS dynamic vegetation model uniquely combines an individual-and patch-
based representation of vegetation dynamics with ecosystem biogeochemical cycling from …

Nonstructural carbon in woody plants

MC Dietze, A Sala, MS Carbone… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Nonstructural carbon (NSC) provides the carbon and energy for plant growth and survival. In
woody plants, fundamental questions about NSC remain unresolved: Is NSC storage an …

Enhanced woody biomass production in a mature temperate forest under elevated CO2

RJ Norby, NJ Loader, C Mayoral, S Ullah… - Nature Climate …, 2024 - nature.com
Enhanced CO2 assimilation by forests as atmospheric CO2 concentration rises could slow
the rate of CO2 increase if the assimilated carbon is allocated to long-lived biomass …

Anticipating the consequences of climate change for Canada's boreal forest ecosystems

DT Price, RI Alfaro, KJ Brown… - Environmental …, 2013 - cdnsciencepub.com
Canadian boreal woodlands and forests cover approximately 3.09× 106 km2, located within
a larger boreal zone characterized by cool summers and long cold winters. Warming since …

Investigating soil moisture–climate interactions in a changing climate: A review

SI Seneviratne, T Corti, EL Davin, M Hirschi… - Earth-Science …, 2010 - Elsevier
Soil moisture is a key variable of the climate system. It constrains plant transpiration and
photosynthesis in several regions of the world, with consequent impacts on the water …