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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-3589-2020
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-3589-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
10 Jul 2020
Research article |
| 10 Jul 2020
| 10 Jul 2020
The impact of a simple representation of non-structural carbohydrates on the simulated response of tropical forests to drought
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon EX4 4QF, UK
Lucy Rowland
College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon EX4 4QF, UK
Peter Cox
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon EX4 4QF, UK
Deborah Hemming
Met Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, Devon EX1 3PB, UK
Andy Wiltshire
Met Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, Devon EX1 3PB, UK
Karina Williams
Met Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, Devon EX1 3PB, UK
Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Laver Building, North Park Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 4QE, UK
Nicholas C. Parazoo
California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
Junjie Liu
California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
Antonio C. L. da Costa
Instituto de Geosciencias, Universidade Federal do Para, Belem, Brazil
Patrick Meir
Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Lothian EH9 3FF, UK
Maurizio Mencuccini
ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
CREAF, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Valles 08193,
Barcelona, Spain
Anna B. Harper
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon EX4 4QF, UK
Model code and software
simonjones28/SUGAR-Caxiuana: SUGAR – Caxiuana (Version 1.0.0) Simon Jones https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3547613
Short summary
Non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) are an important set of molecules that help plants to grow and respire when photosynthesis is restricted by extreme climate events. In this paper we present a simple model of NSC storage and assess the effect that it has on simulations of vegetation at the ecosystem scale. Our model has the potential to significantly change predictions of plant behaviour in global vegetation models, which would have large implications for predictions of the future climate.
Non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) are an important set of molecules that help plants to grow...
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