Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
99(5), P. 1595 - 1612
Published: April 5, 2024
Efficient
post-drought
recovery
of
growth
and
assimilation
enables
a
plant
to
return
its
undisturbed
state
functioning.
Unlike
annual
plants,
trees
suffer
not
only
from
the
current
drought,
but
also
cumulative
impacts
consecutive
water
stresses
which
cause
adverse
legacy
effects
on
survival
performance.
This
review
provides
an
integrated
assessment
ecological,
physiological
molecular
evidence
photosynthesis
in
trees,
with
view
informing
breeding
better
ability
recover
stress.
Suppression
processes
can
result
stress
damage
controlled
downshift
as
part
tree
acclimation
water-limited
conditions.
In
latter
case,
could
potentially
be
activated
by
turning
off
controlling
mechanisms,
several
obstacles
make
this
unlikely.
Tree
phenology,
specifically
photoperiodic
constraints,
limit
photosynthesis,
targeting
these
constraints
may
represent
promising
way
breed
enhanced
post-drought.
The
mechanisms
photoperiod-dependent
regulation
shoot,
secondary
root
are
reviewed.
Finally,
limitations
trade-offs
altering
discussed.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
916, P. 169931 - 169931
Published: Jan. 8, 2024
Recent
studies
indicate
an
increase
in
the
frequency
of
extreme
compound
dryness
days
(days
with
both
soil
AND
air
dryness)
across
central
Europe
future,
little
information
on
their
impact
functioning
trees
and
forests.
This
study
aims
to
quantify
assess
dryness,
For
this,
>15
years
ecosystem-level
(carbon
dioxide
water
vapor
fluxes)
6-10
tree-level
measurements
(transpiration
growth)
each
from
a
montane
mixed
deciduous
forest
(CH-Lae)
subalpine
evergreen
coniferous
(CH-Dav)
Switzerland,
is
used.
The
results
showed
limitation
CO
Geophysical Research Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
51(4)
Published: Feb. 20, 2024
Abstract
Subseasonal
droughts
including
flash
have
occurred
frequently
in
recent
years,
which
are
accompanied
by
heatwaves
or
wildfires
that
raise
a
wide
concern
on
environmental
risk.
However,
the
changing
characteristics
of
subseasonal
drought
propagation,
and
possible
climate
drivers
remain
unknown.
This
study
quantifies
propagation
from
meteorological
to
soil
using
Copula‐based
Bayesian
framework,
shows
higher
risks
mainly
occur
more
humid
regions
with
denser
vegetation
cover.
Trends
risk
vary
regionally,
global
increase
2%/decade
(
p
<
0.01)
during
1980–2022.
Vegetation
greening
warming
key
over
>71%
vegetated
lands,
mean
contribution
rates
39.5%
36.5%
respectively.
Other
climatic
factors
vapor
pressure
deficit
precipitation
also
paly
critical
roles,
closely
correlate
temperature
vegetation.
These
findings
highlight
importance
dynamics.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(23)
Published: June 7, 2024
Extended
growing
season
lengths
under
climatic
warming
suggest
increased
time
for
plant
growth.
However,
research
has
focused
on
impacts
to
the
timing
or
duration
of
distinct
phenological
events.
Comparatively
little
is
known
about
relative
allocation
events,
example,
proportion
dedicated
leaf
growth
versus
senescence.
We
use
multiple
satellite
and
ground-based
observations
show
that,
despite
recent
climate
change
during
2001
2020,
ratio
allocated
vegetation
green-up
over
senescence
remained
stable
[1.27
(±
0.92)]
across
more
than
83%
northern
ecosystems.
This
stability
independent
changes
in
caused
by
widespread
positive
relationships
among
events;
longer
results
These
empirical
were
also
partly
reproduced
13
dynamic
global
models.
Our
work
demonstrates
an
intrinsic
biotic
control
phenology
that
could
explain
change.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
31(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
carbon
sink
function
performed
by
the
different
vegetation
types
along
environmental
gradient
in
coastal
zones
plays
a
vital
role
mitigating
climate
change.
However,
inadequate
understanding
of
its
spatiotemporal
variations
across
and
associated
regulatory
mechanisms
hampers
determining
potential
shifts
changing
climate.
Here,
we
present
long‐term
(2011–2022)
eddy
covariance
measurements
net
ecosystem
exchange
(NEE)
CO
2
at
three
sites
with
(tidal
wetland,
nontidal
cropland)
zone
to
examine
type
on
annual
strength.
We
found
that
study
are
stable
sinks
influenced
their
distinct
physiological
phenological
factors.
NEE
tidal
cropland
were
determined
predominantly
seasonal
peaks
uptake,
release,
duration
uptake
period.
Furthermore,
changes
sensitive
climatic
variables,
as
spring
mean
air
temperature
reduced
strength
maximum
daily
precipitation
summer
it
global
radiation
elicited
same
effect
cropland.
Finally,
worldwide
database
was
compiled,
using
which
further
validated
consistency
biological
controls.
Overall,
these
results
emphasize
importance
considering
underlying
influence
for
accurate
forecasting
dynamics
under
Journal of Ecology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
111(11), P. 2357 - 2375
Published: Aug. 23, 2023
Abstract
Earlier
snowmelt
and
more
frequent
summer
drought
due
to
climate
warming
are
considered
particularly
influential
for
extratropical
alpine
plants,
which
adapted
a
short
growing
season
high
water
availability.
Here,
we
explored
the
combined
effects
of
two
drivers
with
field
experiment
in
late‐successional
grassland
Swiss
Alps
(2500
m
a.s.l.)
over
6–7
years.
We
advanced
delayed
by
removing
adding
snow
experimental
plots
prior
natural
7
years
this
treatment
5
10
weeks
6
measured
plant
biomass
formation,
community
composition
ecosystem
respiration,
monitored
soil
moisture
as
well
temperature.
Natural
dates
varied
42
days
across
Snow
manipulations
4.6
8.0
on
average
but
did
not
affect
annual
growth
(peak
biomass)
above‐
nor
below‐ground.
Interactions
between
were
nonsignificant,
implying
that
independent
snowmelt.
Drought
reduced
total
above‐ground
10‐week
16
±
7%
years,
while
5‐week
lowered
last
year
only.
This
decline
was
accountable
sensitivity
production
few
forb
graminoid
species.
In
contrast,
dominant
sedge
Carex
curvula
,
whose
proportion
cover
increased
from
36%
controls
48%
drought.
Below‐ground
slightly
under
(5‐week
only),
resulting
higher
root
mass
fraction
(both
treatments).
Despite
continued
respiration
13%–23%
per
season,
assessed
nine
times
during
three
seasons.
Since
than
85%
stemmed
below‐ground
activities
roots
drought,
assume
microorganisms
heavily
constrained
treatments.
Synthesis.
conclude
timing
is
unrelated
productivity,
recurrent
will
shift
allocation
shoots
typical
grassland,
potential
implications
grazers
also
nutrient
carbon
cycling.
Species‐specific
drought‐sensitivity
considerably
alter
Earth s Future,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(5)
Published: April 26, 2024
Abstract
Changes
in
the
interannual
variability
(IAV)
of
vegetation
greenness
and
carbon
sequestration
are
key
indicators
stability
climate
sensitivities
terrestrial
ecosystems.
Recent
studies
have
examined
changes
IAV
using
atmospheric
CO
2
observations
dynamic
global
models
(DGVMs),
however,
reported
different
even
contradictory
trends.
Here,
we
investigate
greenness,
quantified
as
coefficient
(CV),
over
past
few
decades
based
on
multiple
satellite
remote
sensing
products
DGVMs.
Our
results
suggested
that,
half
vegetated
surface
(mostly
tropics),
CV
trends
detected
by
conflicting.
We
found
that
22.20%
28.20%
non‐tropical
land
surface)
show
significant
positive
negative
(
p
≤
0.1),
respectively.
Regions
with
higher
air
temperature
greater
aridity
tend
to
increasing
trends,
whereas
greening
trend
nitrogen
deposition
lead
smaller
DGVMs
generally
cannot
capture
obtained
from
products,
while
inconsistency
among
is
likely
caused
their
process
algorithms
rather
than
sensors
utilized.
study
closely
examines
highlights
substantial
uncertainty
when
response
ecosystems
change.