Deserts represent key carbon reservoirs, yet as these systems are threatened this has
implications for biodiversity and climate change. This review focuses on how these changes …

Agricultural water scarcity in the predominantly rainfed agricultural system of sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA) is more related to the variability of rainfall and excessive non-productive losses …

Molecular composition and compound-specific carbon and hydrogen stable isotope ratios of
leaf wax n-alkanes are presented for 26 plant species operating C3, C4 and CAM …

Quantitative evaluation of canopy transpiration and its cooling effect can contribute to the
selection of suitable tree species to alleviate heat island effect in urban area. To achieve this …

Urban reforestation in China has led to increasing debate about the impact of urban trees
and forests on water resources. Although transpiration is the largest water flux leaving …

MOD17A2 provides operational gross primary production (GPP) data globally at 1km spatial
resolution and 8-day temporal resolution. MOD17A2 estimates GPP according to the light …

Summer droughts are likely to increase in frequency and intensity across Europe, yet long-
lived trees may have a limited ability to tolerate drought. It is therefore critical that we …

Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) plantations have been widely established in the
semiarid and sub-humid areas of central China. Under the condition of global climate …

This chapter reviews the beneficial and adverse effects of trees on crops with regard to water
use and water balance, and considers how tree-crop interactions may change under …

Here we examined the response mechanisms and the strategies adopted to cope with
drought stress in Jatropha curcas L. Response mechanisms to water stress were explored in …