Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
157, P. 111241 - 111241
Published: Nov. 18, 2023
How
have
plants
addressed
the
trade-off
between
carbon
gain
and
water
loss
in
this
warming
world?
Ecosystem
water-use
efficiency
(WUE),
defined
as
ratio
of
gross
primary
productivity
(GPP)
to
evapotranspiration
(ET),
is
a
key
indicator
carbon–water
relationship.
WUE
expected
change
due
climate
change,
yet
extent
which
GPP
or
ET
affects
changes
remains
unclear.
Moreover,
potential
time-varying
variations
responses
recent
been
overlooked.
In
study,
we
assessed
relative
contributions
using
variance
decomposition
investigated
trends
temperature
controls
on
moving
windows
partial
correlation
analysis.
Our
results
include:
(1)
national
multi-year
average
China
increased
significantly
at
rate
0.0174
gC·kg-1H2O·a-1,
with
86.88%
study
area
exhibiting
trends.
Forest
ecosystems,
except
for
ENF,
had
relatively
higher
WUE,
highest
value
was
observed
deciduous
broad-leaf
forest
(3.77
gC·kg-1H2O),
while
grassland
ecosystems
lowest
only
1.05
gC·kg-1H2O.
(2)
GPP,
rather
than
ET,
drove
most
areas,
Northeast
Southwest
China.
always
contributed
more
each
land
cover
type.
forests,
other
types.
(3)
exhibited
positive
correlations
radiation,
63.73%
(14.83%
significant
level
p
<
0.05
same
below)
radiation
74.12%
(20.71%
significant)
area.
The
control
precipitation
complex,
54.29%
(9.38%
significant).
(4)
coefficients
an
increasing
trend
52.26%
areas
decreasing
47.74%
notable
divergence
spatial
distribution
WUE.
Warming
projected
enhance
ecosystem
functioning
northern
regions
but
may
adverse
effects
south.
These
findings
shed
light
dynamic
response
ongoing
warming,
would
improve
our
understanding
terrestrial
cycle.
Hydrological Processes,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
39(3)
Published: March 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
Grain
for
Green
Project
is
a
significant
environmental
protection
initiative
in
China
designed
to
maintain
ecological
benefits
through
large‐scale
vegetation
restoration.
Such
projects
primarily
affect
cover,
which
turn
influences
soil
moisture
dynamics.
This
study
investigates
the
changes
surface
and
total
Yellow
River
Basin
before
after
implementation
of
Project,
thereby
assessing
its
impact
on
conditions.
By
calculating
trends
NDVI
periods
1982–1998
1999–2014,
effects
were
evaluated.
We
employed
partial
correlation
analysis
obtain
relationship
between
NDVI.
Additionally,
an
Long
Short‐Term
Memory
(LSTM)
network
model
SHapley
Additive
exPlanations
(SHAP)
values
used
identify
key
factors
influencing
moisture.
results
indicated
that
areas
with
increase
are
mainly
concentrated
middle
reaches
Basin.
Moreover,
has
resulted
decreasing
trend
across
more
than
60%
Basin,
average
reduction
0.016
m
3
·m
−3
·decade
−1
0.021
Furthermore,
precipitation
was
found
have
greatest
moisture,
while
temperature
had
most
influence
provides
valuable
insights
into
effectiveness
promoting
growth
conservation
encourages
sustainable
management
land
water
resources
beyond.
Hydrology and earth system sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
28(22), P. 4989 - 5009
Published: Nov. 25, 2024
Abstract.
Ecosystem
water
use
efficiency
(WUE)
is
pivotal
for
understanding
carbon–water
cycle
interplay.
Current
research
seldom
addresses
how
WUE
might
change
under
future
elevated
CO2
concentrations,
limiting
our
of
regional
ecohydrological
effects.
We
present
a
land–atmosphere
attribution
framework
in
the
Yellow
River
basin
(YRB),
integrating
Budyko
model
with
global
climate
models
(GCMs)
to
quantify
impacts
and
underlying
surface
changes
induced
by
CO2.
Additionally,
we
further
quantitatively
decoupled
direct
secondary
radiative
biogeochemical
Attribution
results
indicate
that
YRB
projected
increase
0.36–0.84
gC
kg−1H2O
future,
being
predominant
factor
(relative
contribution
rate
77.9
%–101.4
%).
However,
as
carbon
emissions
intensify,
relative
importance
land
becomes
increasingly
important
(respective
rates
−1.4
%,
14.9
16.9
22.1
%
SSP126,
SSP245,
SSP370,
SSP585).
Typically,
considered
reflection
an
ecosystem's
adaptability
stress.
Thus,
analyzed
response
different
scenarios
periods
various
drought
conditions.
The
show
distinct
“two-stage”
pattern
YRB,
where
increases
moderate–severe
conditions
but
decreases
intensifies
across
most
areas.
Furthermore,
GCM
projections
suggest
plant
stress
may
improve
higher-carbon-emission
scenarios.
Our
findings
enhance
processes
provide
insights
predictions
on
terrestrial
ecosystems.
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(16), P. 3983 - 3983
Published: Aug. 11, 2023
Accurate
estimation
of
terrestrial
water
storage
(TWS)
and
understanding
its
driving
factors
are
crucial
for
effective
hydrological
assessment
resource
management.
The
launches
the
Gravity
Recovery
Climate
Experiment
(GRACE)
satellites
their
successor,
GRACE
Follow-On
(GRACE-FO),
combined
with
deep
learning
algorithms,
have
opened
new
avenues
such
investigations.
In
this
study,
we
employed
a
long
short-term
memory
(LSTM)
neural
network
model
to
simulate
TWS
anomaly
(TWSA)
in
Pearl
River
Basin
(PRB)
from
2003
2020,
using
precipitation,
temperature,
runoff,
evapotranspiration,
leaf
area
index
(LAI)
data.
performance
LSTM
was
rigorously
evaluated,
achieving
high
average
correlation
coefficient
(r)
0.967
an
Nash–Sutcliffe
efficiency
(NSE)
0.912
on
testing
set.
To
unravel
relative
importance
each
factor
assess
impact
different
lead
times,
SHapley
Additive
exPlanations
(SHAP)
method.
Our
results
revealed
that
precipitation
exerted
most
significant
influence
TWSA
PRB,
one-month
time
exhibiting
greatest
impact.
Evapotranspiration,
LAI
also
played
important
roles,
interactive
effects
among
these
factors.
Moreover,
observed
accumulation
effect
evapotranspiration
TWSA,
particularly
shorter
times.
Overall,
SHAP
method
provides
alternative
approach
quantitative
analysis
natural
at
basin
scale,
shedding
light
dominant
influences
PRB.
combination
satellite
observations
techniques
holds
promise
advancing
our
dynamics
enhancing
management
strategies.
Water,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(24), P. 3582 - 3582
Published: Dec. 12, 2024
Performance
plays
a
critical
role
in
the
practical
use
of
global
streamflow
reanalysis.
This
paper
presents
combined
random
forest
and
Shapley
additive
explanation
to
examine
mechanism
by
which
catchment
attributes
influence
accuracy
estimates
reanalysis
products.
In
particular,
generated
Global
Flood
Awareness
System
is
validated
observations
provided
Catchment
Attributes
MEteorology
for
Large-sample
Studies
dataset.
Results
highlight
that
with
regard
Kling–Gupta
efficiency,
surpasses
mean
flow
benchmarks
93%
catchments
across
continental
United
States.
addition,
twelve
are
identified
as
major
controlling
factors
spatial
patterns
categorized
into
five
clusters.
Topographic
characteristics
climatic
indices
also
observed
exhibit
pronounced
influences.
Streamflow
performs
better
low
precipitation
seasonality
steep
slopes
or
wet
frequency
events.
The
partial
dependence
plot
most
key
consistent
four
seasons
but
slopes’
magnitudes
vary.
Seasonal
snow
exhibits
positive
effects
during
melting
from
March
August
negative
associated
snowpack
accumulation
September
February.
Catchments
very
(values
less
than
−1)
show
strong
seasonal
variation
estimations,
June
November
December
May.
Overall,
this
provides
useful
information
applications
lays
groundwork
further
research
understanding
attributes.