Articles | Volume 19, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-5575-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-5575-2022
Research article
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09 Dec 2022
Research article |  | 09 Dec 2022

Observed water and light limitation across global ecosystems

François Jonard, Andrew F. Feldman, Daniel J. Short Gianotti, and Dara Entekhabi

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We investigate the spatial and temporal patterns of light and water limitation in plant function at the ecosystem scale. Using satellite observations, we characterize the nonlinear relationships between sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) and water and light availability. This study highlights that soil moisture limitations on SIF are found primarily in drier environments, while light limitations are found in intermediately wet regions.
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