Articles | Volume 19, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4387-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4387-2022
Research article
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14 Sep 2022
Research article |  | 14 Sep 2022

Consistent responses of vegetation gas exchange to elevated atmospheric CO2 emerge from heuristic and optimization models

Stefano Manzoni, Simone Fatichi, Xue Feng, Gabriel G. Katul, Danielle Way, and Giulia Vico

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on bg-2022-36', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Feb 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Stefano Manzoni, 25 Feb 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on bg-2022-36', Benjamin Stocker, 03 Mar 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (31 Mar 2022) by Emily Solly
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (26 Apr 2022) by Michael Bahn (Co-editor-in-chief)
AR by Stefano Manzoni on behalf of the Authors (11 May 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 May 2022) by Emily Solly
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (16 Jun 2022)
RR by Benjamin Stocker (08 Jul 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (08 Jul 2022) by Emily Solly
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (11 Jul 2022) by Michael Bahn (Co-editor-in-chief)
AR by Stefano Manzoni on behalf of the Authors (15 Jul 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (19 Jul 2022) by Emily Solly
ED: Publish as is (19 Jul 2022) by Michael Bahn (Co-editor-in-chief)
AR by Stefano Manzoni on behalf of the Authors (20 Jul 2022)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) causes leaves to close their stomata (through which water evaporates) but also promotes leaf growth. Even if individual leaves save water, how much will be consumed by a whole plant with possibly more leaves? Using different mathematical models, we show that plant stands that are not very dense and can grow more leaves will benefit from higher CO2 by photosynthesizing more while adjusting their stomata to consume similar amounts of water.
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