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Assessing the comparative productivity advantage of bioenergy feedstocks at different latitudes

Environmental Research Letters, 2012
We evaluate the comparative productivity of maize and sugarcane biofuel feedstocks as a function of latitude. Solar radiation for photosynthesis varies by latitude and contributes to differential productivity of tropical and temperate zones. We calculate
Carlisle Ford Runge, John J Sheehan, Benjamin Senauer, Jonathan Foley, James Gerber, Justin Andrew Johnson, Stephen Polasky, Carlisle Piehl Runge   +7 more
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NPP and Vegetation Carbon Sink Capacity Estimation of Urban Green Space Using the Optimized CASA Model: A Case Study of Five Chinese Cities

Atmosphere, 2023
Urban area is a major source of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Urban green space (UGS) is an essential element to increase carbon sequestration directly and reduce emission indirectly.
Fang Xu, Xiangrong Wang, Liang Li
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Forest ecosystem changes from annual methane source to sink depending on late summer water balance [PDF]

, 2014
Forests dominate the global carbon cycle, but their role in methane (CH4) biogeochemistry remains uncertain. We analyzed whole-ecosystem CH4 fluxes from 2 years, obtained over a lowland evergreen forest in Maine, USA.
Hollinger, David Y., Keenan, Trevor, Richardson, Andrew, Shoemaker, Julie K.   +3 more
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Potential net primary productivity in South America: application of a global model [PDF]

, 1991
We use a mechanistically based ecosystem simulation model to describe and analyze the spatial and temporal patterns of terrestrial net primary productivity (NPP) in South America.
Kicklighter, David W., Melillo, Jerry M., Moore, Berrien, III, Peterson, B. J., Raich, J. W., Rastetter, E. B., Schloss, Annette L., Steudler, P. A., Vorosmarty, Charles J.   +8 more
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Land use cover changes abated terrestrial ecosystem carbon sink in China during the past four decades

All Earth
Changes in land use and cover can strongly affect terrestrial carbon balance, which in turn can affect the calculation of carbon sinks that will keep future temperature within desired limits.
Xueqing Jiang, Jinxun Liu, Changhui Peng, Huai Chen, Le Wang, Dongxue Yu, Qiuan Zhu   +6 more
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Interactions between carbon and nitrogen dynamics in estimating net primary productivity for potential vegetation in North America [PDF]

, 1992
We use the terrestrial ecosystem model (TEM), a process-based model, to investigate how interactions between carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics affect predictions of net primary productivity (NPP) for potential vegetation in North America. Data on pool
Joyce, L. A., Kicklighter, David W., McGuire, A. David, Melillo, Jerry M., Moore, Berrien, III, Schloss, Annette L., Vorosmarty, Charles J.   +6 more
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Upscaling key ecosystem functions across the conterminous United States by a water-centric ecosystem model [PDF]

, 2011
We developed a water-centric monthly scale simulation model (WaSSI-C) by integrating empirical water and carbon flux measurements from the FLUXNET network and an existing water supply and demand accounting model (WaSSI).
Caldwell, Peter, Chen, Jiquan, Cohen, Erika, Domec, Jean-Christophe, John, Ranjeet, McNulty, Steven G., Mu, Qiaozhen, Myers, Jennifer Moore, Noormets, Asko, Sun, Ge, Treasure, Emrys, Xiao, Jingfeng   +11 more
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Evaluation of agricultural ecosystem services in fallowing land based on farmers' participation and model simulation [PDF]

, 2012
Fallowing with green fertilizer can benefit agricultural ecosystem services (AES). Farmers in Taiwan do not implement fallow practices and plant green fertilizer because the current subsidy level (46,000 NT$ per ha) is too low to manage fallowing.
Chang Kang-tsung, Liu Yen Lan, Stoorvogel, J.J., Sun Chin Hong, Verburg, P.H.   +4 more
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Research Advances in Net Primary Productivity of Terrestrial Ecosystem

Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 2020
The net primary productivity of vegetation reflects the total amount of carbon fixed by plants through photosynthesis each year. The study of vegetation net primary productivity is one of the core contents of global change and terrestrial ecosystems. This article reviews the current research status of net primary productivity of terrestrial vegetation,
Yixin Xu, Xiaoling Hu, Zhao Liu, Huayong Zhang   +3 more
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Coinciding spring and autumn frosts have a limited impact on carbon fluxes in a grassland ecosystem

Nature Communications
Frosts, increasingly prevalent due to climate warming, can offset the carbon storage benefits of an extended growing season, potentially exacerbating climate warming.
Juanjuan Han, Chaowei Tan, Jingyi Ru, Jian Song, Dafeng Hui, Shiqiang Wan   +5 more
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