Plant phenology changes and drivers on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

M Shen, S Wang, N Jiang, J Sun, R Cao… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
The ongoing phenological changes in vegetation on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau could
modify land surface and atmospheric processes. In this Review, we summarize these …

Estimation of China's terrestrial ecosystem carbon sink: Methods, progress and prospects

S Piao, Y He, X Wang, F Chen - Science China Earth Sciences, 2022 - Springer
China announced its national goal to reach the peak of carbon emission by 2030 and
achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, during the General Assembly of the United Nations in …

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Global carbon and other biogeochemical cycles and feedbacks

JG Canadell, PMS Monteiro, MH Costa… - Climate change 2021 …, 2023 - cambridge.org
It is unequivocal that the increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4)
and nitrous oxide (N2O) since the pre-industrial period are caused by human activities. The …

Characteristics, drivers and feedbacks of global greening

S Piao, X Wang, T Park, C Chen, XU Lian… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
Vegetation greenness has been increasing globally since at least 1981, when satellite
technology enabled large-scale vegetation monitoring. The greening phenomenon, together …

An earlier start of the thermal growing season enhances tree growth in cold humid areas but not in dry areas

S Gao, E Liang, R Liu, F Babst, JJ Camarero… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Climatic warming alters the onset, duration and cessation of the vegetative season. While
previous studies have shown a tight link between thermal conditions and leaf phenology …

Spring photosynthetic phenology of Chinese vegetation in response to climate change and its impact on net primary productivity

Y Xue, X Bai, C Zhao, Q Tan, Y Li, G Luo, L Wu… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the context of global warming, the advancement of spring phenology in northern and
temperate regions due to increased temperatures has been widely reported. Early and …

Increased drought effects on the phenology of autumn leaf senescence

C Wu, J Peng, P Ciais, J Peñuelas, H Wang… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
Global warming delays the autumn date of foliar senescence (DFS) in recent decades, with
positive implications for growing season length and therefore global carbon storage …

Plant phenology and global climate change: Current progresses and challenges

S Piao, Q Liu, A Chen, IA Janssens, Y Fu… - Global change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Plant phenology, the annually recurring sequence of plant developmental stages, is
important for plant functioning and ecosystem services and their biophysical and …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change: Strategies for mitigation and adaptation

F Wang, JD Harindintwali, K Wei, Y Shan… - The Innovation …, 2023 - the-innovation.org
The sustainability of life on Earth is under increasing threat due to human-induced climate
change. This perilous change in the Earth's climate is caused by increases in carbon dioxide …

Interannual variation of terrestrial carbon cycle: Issues and perspectives

S Piao, X Wang, K Wang, X Li, A Bastos… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With accumulation of carbon cycle observations and model developments over the past
decades, exploring interannual variation (IAV) of terrestrial carbon cycle offers the …