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Increasing sensitivity of dryland vegetation greenness to precipitation due to rising atmospheric CO2

Authors :
Yao Zhang
Pierre Gentine
Xiangzhong Luo
Xu Lian
Yanlan Liu
Sha Zhou
Anna M. Michalak
Wu Sun
Joshua B. Fisher
Shilong Piao
Trevor F. Keenan
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Changes in vegetation responses to precipitation may be hydroclimate dependent. Here the authors reveal contrasting trends of vegetation sensitivity to precipitation in drylands vs. wetter ecosystems over the last 4 decades and identify increased CO2 as a major contributing factor.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.261d5dfb7904699a503e8e68026a05b
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32631-3