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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-2253-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-2253-2024
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Research article
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07 May 2024
Research article |
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Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration and vegetation structural changes contributed to gross primary productivity increase more than climate and forest cover changes in subtropical forests of China
Carbon-Water Observation and Research Station in Karst Regions of Northern Guangdong, School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
CAVElab – Computational and Applied Vegetation Ecology, Department of Environment, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
Félicien Meunier
CAVElab – Computational and Applied Vegetation Ecology, Department of Environment, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
Marc Peaucelle
INRAE, Université de Bordeaux, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33140 Villenave-d'Ornon, France
Guoping Tang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Carbon-Water Observation and Research Station in Karst Regions of Northern Guangdong, School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Ye Yuan
State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
Hans Verbeeck
CAVElab – Computational and Applied Vegetation Ecology, Department of Environment, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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Short summary
Chinese subtropical forest ecosystems are an extremely important component of global forest ecosystems and hence crucial for the global carbon cycle and regional climate change. However, there is still great uncertainty in the relationship between subtropical forest carbon sequestration and its drivers. We provide first quantitative estimates of the individual and interactive effects of different drivers on the gross primary productivity changes of various subtropical forest types in China.
Chinese subtropical forest ecosystems are an extremely important component of global forest...
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