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

oleh: 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

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01

Deskripsi

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.