Response of ecosystem intrinsic water use efficiency and gross primary productivity to rising vapor pressure deficit

Q Zhang, DL Ficklin, S Manzoni, L Wang… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Elevated vapor pressure deficit (VPD) due to drought and warming is well-known to limit
canopy stomatal and surface conductance, but the impacts of elevated VPD on ecosystem …

[HTML][HTML] Spatio-temporal assessment of beech growth in relation to climate extremes in Slovenia–An integrated approach using remote sensing and tree-ring data

M Decuyper, RO Chávez, K Čufar, SA Estay… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change is predicted to affect tree growth due to increased frequency and intensity of
extreme events such as ice storms, droughts and heatwaves. Yet, there is still a lot of …

Characteristics of photosynthetic rates in different vegetation types at high-altitude in mountainous regions

B Zhai, Z Hu, S Sun, Z Tang, G Wang - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Mountains play an important role in the carbon cycle of the terrestrial ecosystem and are one
of the most sensitive ecosystems to climate change. However, our current knowledge …

Strong overestimation of water‐use efficiency responses to rising CO2 in tree‐ring studies

W Marchand, MP Girardin, H Hartmann… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The carbon isotope ratio (δ13C) in tree rings is commonly used to derive estimates of the
assimilation‐to‐stomatal conductance rate of trees, that is, intrinsic water‐use efficiency …

Disentangling the impact of photosynthesis and stomatal conductance on rising water-use efficiency at different altitudes on the Tibetan plateau

X Pu, L Lyu - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2023 - Elsevier
Tree intrinsic water-use efficiency (iWUE) has dramatically increased in recent decades in
global forests. The rising iWUE can be a result of either enhanced photosynthesis rate (A), or …

Soil water components control plant water uptake along a subalpine elevation gradient on the Eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

J Sun, X Sun, G Wang, W Dong, Z Hu, S Sun… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil water is crucial for maintaining forest health by providing plants with a dependable
water source. However, the understanding of the impact of soil moisture on plant water …

Species-specific tree growth and intrinsic water-use efficiency of Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii) and Mongolian pine (Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica) growing in a …

X Zhang, X Liu, Q Zhang, X Zeng, G Xu, G Wu… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2018 - Elsevier
Increasing air temperature and atmospheric CO 2 concentrations (C a) can profoundly affect
photosynthesis and intrinsic water-use efficiency (iWUE). However, the response of trees in …

[HTML][HTML] Post-drought moisture condition determines tree growth recovery after extreme drought events in the Tianshan Mountains, northwestern China

G Wu, G Xu, B Wang, X Liu, T Chen, H Kang - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, forests in the Tianshan Mountains have shown a marked decline in growth and an
increased mortality rate because of the more frequent and severe effects of extreme drought …

Soil water stress overrides the benefit of water‐use efficiency from rising CO2 and temperature in a cold semi‐arid poplar plantation

G Jia, L Chen, X Yu, Z Liu - Plant, Cell & Environment, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The counteractive effect of atmospheric CO2 (ca) enrichment and drought stress on tree
growth results in great uncertainty in the growth patterns of forest plantations in cold semi …

Intra-annual radial growth of Schrenk spruce (Picea schrenkiana Fisch. et Mey) and its response to climate on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains

R Zhang, Y Yuan, X Gou, T Zhang, C Zou, C Ji, Z Fan… - …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Schrenk spruce (Picea schrenkiana Fisch. et Mey.) is widely distributed in the
Tianshan Mountains. In this study, four Schrenk spruce trees were continuously monitored …