Evaluating theories of drought‐induced vegetation mortality using a multimodel–experiment framework

NG McDowell, RA Fisher, C Xu, JC Domec… - New …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Model–data comparisons of plant physiological processes provide an understanding of
mechanisms underlying vegetation responses to climate. We simulated the physiology of a …

Nature‐based framework for sustainable afforestation in global drylands under changing climate

H Liu, C Xu, CD Allen, H Hartmann, X Wei… - Global change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Drylands cover more than 40% of Earth's land surface and occur at the margin of forest
distributions due to the limited availability of water for tree growth. Recent elevated …

Satellite detection of cumulative and lagged effects of drought on autumn leaf senescence over the Northern Hemisphere

J Peng, C Wu, X Zhang, X Wang… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change has substantial influences on autumn leaf senescence, that is, the end of
the growing season (EOS). Relative to the impacts of temperature and precipitation on EOS …

Woody plant proliferation in North American drylands: a synthesis of impacts on ecosystem carbon balance

NN Barger, SR Archer, JL Campbell… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Changes in the magnitude and direction of ecosystem carbon (C) balance accompanying
woody plant encroachment are among the largest contributors to the uncertainty in the North …