Contents Summary 32 I. The importance of plant carbon metabolism for climate change 32 II.
Rising atmospheric CO2 and carbon metabolism 33 III. Rising temperatures and carbon …

A global network of long‐term carbon and water flux measurements has existed since the
late 1990s. With its representative sampling of the terrestrial biosphere's climate and …

The global distribution of the optimum air temperature for ecosystem-level gross primary
productivity (T opt eco) is poorly understood, despite its importance for ecosystem carbon …

Understanding and predicting the relationship between leaf temperature (Tleaf) and air
temperature (Tair) is essential for projecting responses to a warming climate, as studies …

Ecosystem respiration (ER) is among the largest carbon fluxes between the biosphere and
the atmosphere. Understanding the temperature response of ER is crucial for predicting the …

Abstract Changes in climate and biodiversity are widely recognized as primary global
change drivers of ecosystem structure and functioning, also affecting ecosystem services …

We re-examined data from a recent litter decay study to determine if additional insights could
be gained to inform decomposition modeling. Rinkes et al. conducted 14-day laboratory …

Temperature regulates the rate of biogeochemical cycles. One way it does so is through
control of microbial metabolism. Warming effects on metabolism change with time as …

While interest in photosynthetic thermal acclimation has been stimulated by climate
warming, comparing results across studies requires consistent terminology. We identify five …

Feedbacks between the terrestrial carbon cycle and climate change could affect many
ecosystem functions and services, such as food production, carbon sequestration and …