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 …

Climate change and air pollution are critical environmental issues both in the here and now
and for the coming decades. A recent OECD report found that unless action is taken, air …

Short‑lived climate forcers (SLCFs) affect climate and are, in most cases, also air pollutants.
They include aerosols (sulphate, nitrate, ammonium, carbonaceous aerosols, mineral dust …

Assessment of spatial and temporal variation in the impacts of ozone on human health,
vegetation, and climate requires appropriate metrics. A key component of the Tropospheric …

Evaporation (E) and transpiration (T) respond differently to ongoing changes in climate,
atmospheric composition, and land use. It is difficult to partition ecosystem-scale …

Tropospheric ozone (O3) is a global air pollutant that causes billions of dollars in lost plant
productivity annually. It is an important anthropogenic greenhouse gas, and as a secondary …

Recent reports show ethylene‐dependent reductions in stomatal sensitivity to abscisic acid
(ABA) under ozone stress. These changes reduce stomatal control of plant water loss in …

The impact of ground-level ozone (O 3) on vegetation is largely under-investigated at the
global scale despite large areas worldwide that are exposed to high surface O 3 levels. To …

The global nitrogen (N) cycle at the beginning of the 21st century has been shown to be
strongly influenced by the inputs of reactive nitrogen (N r) from human activities, including …

Northeast China (NEC) is the corn granary of China, with average 38% of corn sowing area,
41% of corn production and over 80% corn commodity rate, which makes a great …