Evidence of current impact of climate change on life: a walk from genes to the biosphere

J Peñuelas, J Sardans, M Estiarte… - Global change …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We review the evidence of how organisms and populations are currently responding to
climate change through phenotypic plasticity, genotypic evolution, changes in distribution …

The crucial role of plant mitochondria in orchestrating drought tolerance

OK Atkin, D Macherel - Annals of botany, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background Around the world, the frequency and intensity of droughts is increasing as a
result of global climate change, with important consequences for the growth and survival of …

A Non-Stationary 1981–2012 AVHRR NDVI3g Time Series

JE Pinzon, CJ Tucker - Remote sensing, 2014 - mdpi.com
The NDVI3g time series is an improved 8-km normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI)
data set produced from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) instruments …

Phenology shifts at start vs. end of growing season in temperate vegetation over the Northern Hemisphere for the period 1982–2008

SJ Jeong, CHOI HO, HJU GIM… - Global change …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Changes in vegetative growing seasons are dominant indicators of the dynamic
response of ecosystems to climate change. Therefore, knowledge of growing seasons over …

Contributions to accelerating atmospheric CO2 growth from economic activity, carbon intensity, and efficiency of natural sinks

JG Canadell, C Le Quéré, MR Raupach… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - pnas.org
The growth rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), the largest human contributor to
human-induced climate change, is increasing rapidly. Three processes contribute to this …

Photosynthetic electron transport and specific photoprotective responses in wheat leaves under drought stress

M Zivcak, M Brestic, Z Balatova, P Drevenakova… - Photosynthesis …, 2013 - Springer
The photosynthetic responses of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) leaves to different levels of
drought stress were analyzed in potted plants cultivated in growth chamber under moderate …

Large‐scale variations in the vegetation growing season and annual cycle of atmospheric CO2 at high northern latitudes from 1950 to 2011

J Barichivich, KR Briffa, RB Myneni… - Global change …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We combine satellite and ground observations during 1950–2011 to study the long‐term
links between multiple climate (air temperature and cryospheric dynamics) and vegetation …

Analysis of spatial and temporal patterns of net primary production and their climate controls in China from 1982 to 2010

W Liang, Y Yang, D Fan, H Guan, T Zhang… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ecosystem net primary production (NPP) represents vegetation biomass increment after
accounting for autotrophic respiration and is recognized as an important component of the …

Elevation-dependent influence of snow accumulation on forest greening

E Trujillo, NP Molotch, ML Goulden, AE Kelly… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Rising temperatures and declining water availability have influenced the ecological function
of mountain forests over the past half-century. For instance, warming in spring and summer …