Forests are among the most important terrestrial ecological systems in terms of the multitude
of ecosystem functions and services they provide. These biotic systems are vital not only for …

Land use and land cover change (LUCC) will directly affect the types, structures and
functions of ecosystems, and then have important impact on vegetation net primary …

Climate change and anthropogenic activities have altered the terrestrial ecosystem
dynamics around the globe. Due to the complex ecosystem-atmosphere interactions at …

Transition areas between biomes are particularly sensitive to environmental changes. Our
understanding of the impacts of ongoing climate change on terrestrial ecosystems has …

Net primary productivity (NPP) and carbon use efficiency (CUE) are common ecological
indicators for assessing the terrestrial carbon cycle. However, despite their widespread use …

In agroforestry systems, shade trees strongly affect the physiology of the undergrown crop.
However, a major paradigm is that the reduction in absorbed photosynthetically active …

Abiotic stresses result in tremendous loss of plant yield during global climate change.
Biostimulants, as an environmental-friendly innovation in agricultural practice, can improve …

Net primary productivity (NPP) has been substantially changed under the intense
oasification in the urban agglomerations on the northern slopes of mid-Tianshan Mountain …

Although climate models forecast warmer temperatures with a high degree of certainty,
precipitation is the primary driver of aboveground net primary production (ANPP) in most …

Net Primary Productivity (NPP) is a basis of material and energy flows in terrestrial
ecosystems, and it is also an important component in the research on carbon cycle and …