Forests,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(12), P. 2100 - 2100
Published: Nov. 27, 2024
With
climate
change
and
the
intensification
of
human
activity,
drought
event
frequency
has
increased,
affecting
Gross
Primary
Production
(GPP)
terrestrial
ecosystems.
Accurate
estimation
GPP
in-depth
exploration
its
response
mechanisms
to
are
essential
for
understanding
ecosystem
stability
developing
strategies
adaptation.
Combining
remote
sensing
technology
machine
learning
is
currently
mainstream
method
estimating
in
ecosystems,
which
can
eliminate
uncertainty
model
parameters
errors
input
data.
This
study
employed
extreme
gradient
boosting,
random
forest
(RF),
light
use
efficiency
models.
Additionally,
we
integrated
solar-induced
chlorophyll
fluorescence
(SIF),
near-infrared
reflectance
vegetation,
leaf
area
index
(LAI)
construct
various
The
standardised
precipitation
evapotranspiration
(SPEI)
was
utilised
at
timescales
analyse
relationship
between
SPEI
during
dry
years.
Moreover,
potential
pathways
coefficients
environmental
factors
that
influence
were
explored
using
structural
equation
modelling.
Our
key
findings
include
following:
(1)
combining
SIF
RF
algorithms
exhibits
higher
accuracy
applicability
vegetation
arid
zone
Xinjiang,
with
an
overall
(MODIS
R2)
0.775;
(2)
Xinjiang
had
different
characteristics
drought,
optimal
timescale
respond
9
months,
a
mean
correlation
coefficient
0.244
grass
land
SPEI09,
indicating
high
sensitivity;
(3)
modelling,
found
temperature
affect
both
directly
indirectly
through
LAI.
provides
reliable
tool
methodology
conclusions
important
references
similar
environments.
In
addition,
this
bridges
research
gap
timescales,
mechanism
natural
on
scientific
basis
early
warning
management.
Further
validation
longer
time
series
required
confirm
robustness
model.
As
the
largest
terrestrial
ecosystem
globally,
grasslands
and
their
Gross
Primary
Productivity
(GPP)
play
a
critical
role
in
global
carbon
cycle,
influenced
by
environmental
changes
human
activities.
This
study
classifies
into
multiple
types,
uses
trend
analysis
to
investigate
temporal
spatial
of
GPP
for
various
grassland
types
from
2010
2020,
extracts
approximately
940,000
pixel
data
identify
evaluate
factors
using
best
prediction
model
PLS-PM
structural
equation
model.
The
results
indicate
that
shows
an
increasing
trend,
concentrated
mid-
low-latitude
regions,
with
differences
between
hemispheres.
Woody
Savannas
have
highest
mean
GPP,
while
Grasslands
lowest.
At
low
altitudes,
peaks,
reaching
maximum
elevations
at
4580
m
4950
m,
respectively,
persist
higher
altitudes
lowest
GPP.
Climate
soil
hydrology
contributed
most
significantly
accounting
62.11%-77.95%,
showing
contribution
(71.63%).
Within
climate
factors,
actual
evapotranspiration,
volumetric
water
layer,
fraction
photosynthetically
active
radiation,
temperature
had
significant
positive
impacts
on
CO2
concentration
activities
smaller
direct
contributions,
primarily
influencing
indirectly.
Topographic
least.
These
findings
reveal
dominant
highlight
differing
growth
trends
among
providing
insights
responses
change
Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
130(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Abstract
Net
Ecosystem
Exchange
(NEE)
is
crucial
for
understanding
the
carbon
balance
in
ecosystems,
indicating
whether
they
act
as
sinks
or
sources.
While
impact
of
hydrometeorological
factors
on
NEE
at
daily
and
monthly
scales
has
been
well‐researched,
significance
sub‐daily
variability
influence
memory
micrometeorological
variables
remain
understudied.
This
study
addresses
this
gap
by
analyzing
temporal
dynamics
using
half‐hourly
data
from
29
FLUXNET
sites
over
least
6
years.
We
found
that
contributes
10%–55%
13‐day
variability,
depending
seasonal
cycles
biome
characteristics.
Using
an
information
theory
based
transfer
entropy
(TE)
approach,
we
identified
causal
drivers
within
a
6‐hr
memory.
Our
results
show
significantly
impacts
NEE,
surpassing
their
instantaneous
effects.
Temperature
(TA),
vapor
pressure
deficit
(VPD),
soil
water
content
(SWC
Mean
)
consistently
affect
memory,
whereas
sensible
heat
(H)
incoming
shortwave
radiation
(SW
IN
diminishes
higher
lags.
magnitude
average
TE
to
exhibits
notable
variations,
structure
how
transferred
does
not
differ
across
seasons,
reflected
shape
values
various
time
SWC
,
VPD,
TA
jointly,
while
H
SW
have
overlapping
Additionally,
precipitation
influences
indirectly
through
.
findings
highlight
importance
accounting
high‐frequency
its
underlying
when
investigating
ecohydrological
interactions,
shedding
light
role
carbon‐water
interactions.
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(4), P. 603 - 603
Published: Feb. 10, 2025
The
homogeneous
turbid
medium
assumption
inherent
to
the
Beer-Lambert’s
law
can
lead
a
reduction
in
shading
effect
between
leaves
when
non-green
vegetation
canopies
are
present,
resulting
an
overestimation
of
fraction
absorbed
photosynthetically
active
radiation
(FAPAR).
This
paper
proposed
method
improve
FAPAR
estimation
(FAPARFVC)
based
on
by
incorporating
fractional
coverage
(FVC).
Initially,
canopy-scale
leaf
area
index
(LAI)
green
canopy
distribution
within
pixel
(sample
site)
was
determined
FVC.
Subsequently,
calculated
area,
adhering
law.
Finally,
average
across
conducted
case
study
using
measured
data
from
BigFoot
Project
and
grass
savanna
Senegal,
West
Africa,
as
well
Moderate
Resolution
Imaging
Spectroradiometer
(MODIS)
LAI/FPAR
products.
results
indicated
that
FAPARFVC
approach
demonstrated
superior
accuracy
compared
MODIS
LAI,
according
(FAPARLAI)
FPAR
products
(FAPARMOD).
mean
absolute
percentage
error
48.2%,
which
is
25.6%
52.1%
lower
than
FAPARLAI
FAPARMOD,
respectively.
16.8%,
71.6%
73.4%
improvements
decrease
for
became
more
pronounced
with
increasing
FVC
FAPARLAI.
findings
suggested
enhanced
under
presence
canopies.
be
extended
regional
scale
gross
primary
production
(GPP)
estimations,
thereby
providing
accurate
inputs
understanding
its
tempo-spatial
patterns
drivers.
Ecosystem Health and Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Woody
plant
encroachment
(WPE)
has
been
widely
studied,
yet
the
spatiotemporal
pattern
of
global
WPE
and
its
drivers
remain
unclear.
Here,
based
on
long-term
remote
sensing
observations,
we
investigated
dynamics
from
2001
to
2020
assessed
contributions
changes
in
main
environmental
factors.
We
found
a
significantly
increasing
trend
(0.25%
−1
,
P
<
0.01),
resulting
pronounced
gain
slight
loss
woody
vegetation
(0.29%
0.04%
0.01,
respectively).
The
trends
was
characterized
by
large
spatial
heterogeneity,
with
82.95%
areas
experiencing
an
expansion
plants.
then
used
random
forest
model
incorporating
key
factors
investigate
complicated
driving
mechanisms
WPE.
Our
results
identified
warming
elevated
CO
2
concentrations
as
primary
dynamics,
given
their
substantial
(0.66%
0.32%
Changing
precipitation
regime
crucial,
but
showed
great
heterogeneity
offset
each
other,
ultimately
leading
smaller
contribution
(0.09%
0.05).
In
contrast,
varying
radiation
burned
had
minimal
effects
(−0.04%
>
0.05
−0.03%
0.01).
also
that
local
factors,
such
human
activities
natural
disturbances,
were
non-negligible
(0.07%
study
provides
comprehensive
picture
WPE,
enhancing
our
understanding
biome
transitions
response
changes.