, 2019 The importance of semi-arid ecosystems in the global carbon cycle as sinks for CO2 emissions has recently been highlighted. Africa is a carbon sink and nearly half its area comprises arid and semi-arid ecosystems.
Abdi, A. M. +6 more
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Increasingly Important Role of Atmospheric Aridity on Tibetan Alpine Grasslands
Geophysical Research Letters, 2018 Pronounced warming occurring on the Tibetan Plateau is expected to stimulate alpine grassland growth but could also increase atmospheric aridity that limits photosynthesis.
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Scientia Agricola, 2015 Higher plants display different adaptive strategies in photosynthesis to cope with abiotic stress. In this study, photosynthetic mechanisms and water relationships displayed byJatropha curcasL. (physic nuts) andRicinus communisL.
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SIMULATING OZONE EFFECTS ON FOREST PRODUCTIVITY: INTERACTIONS AMONG LEAF‐, CANOPY‐, AND STAND‐LEVEL PROCESSES [PDF]
, 1997 Ozone pollution in the lower atmosphere is known to have adverse effects on forest vegetation, but the degree to which mature forests are impacted has been very difficult to assess directly.
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Weakened Increase in Global Near‐Surface Water Vapor Pressure During the Last 20 Years
Geophysical Research LettersIt is well known that global warming increases the atmospheric water vapor content, which results in substantial changes in the hydrological cycle. Using five observational data sets, the results show that an increasing trend of near‐surface water vapor ...
Wenfang Xu +6 more
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Application of infrared thermography to assess cassava physiology under water deficit condition
Plant Production Science, 2018 Water deficit stress is a major factor that inhibits the overall growth and development in cassava (Manihot esculenta), leading to decreased storage root yield.
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Energy Constraints for Climate Models from Hydrologic Partitioning
, 2019 It is well known that evaporative cooling of Earth's surface water reduces the amount of radiation that goes into sensible heat, namely the portion of radiation that produces higher temperatures.
Calabrese, Salvatore +3 more
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A past and present perspective on the European summer vapor pressure deficit [PDF]
Climate of the PastThe response of evapotranspiration to anthropogenic warming is of critical importance for the water and carbon cycle. Contradictory conclusions about evapotranspiration changes are caused primarily by their brevity in time and sparsity in space, as well ...
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Simulating soybean canopy temperature as affected by weather variables and soil water potential [PDF]
Hourly weather data for several clear sky days during summer at Phoenix and Baltimore which covered a wide range of variables were used with a plant atmosphere model to simulate soybean (Glycine max L.) leaf water potential, stomatal resistance and ...
Choudhury, B. J.
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Will photosynthesis of maize (Zea mays) in the US corn belt increase in future [CO2] rich atmospheres? An analysis of diurnal courses of [CO2] uptake under Free-Air Concentration Enrichmnent (FACE). [PDF]
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