Revegetation has increased ecosystem water-use efficiency during 2000–2014 in the Chinese Loess Plateau: Evidence from satellite data

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 102; no. C; pp. 507 - 518
• Main Authors: Zheng, Han, Lin, Henry, Zhou, Weijian, Bao, Han, Zhu, Xianjin, Jin, Zhao, Song, Yi, Wang, Yunqiang, Liu, Wenzhao, Tang, Yakun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2019; Elsevier
• Subjects: air temperature; arid zones; autumn; carbon; China; Chinese Loess Plateau; climate change; data collection; Evapotranspiration; Gross primary productivity; land restoration; MODIS satellite dataset; net primary productivity; normalized difference vegetation index; remote sensing; spectroradiometers; spring; summer; terrestrial ecosystems; vegetation; Vegetation coverage change; Water-use efficiency; China; Chinese Loess Plateau; Vegetation coverage change; Water-use efficiency; MODIS satellite dataset; Evapotranspiration; Gross primary productivity

•Indicator of water-use efficiency (WUE) in the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) is investigated.•Annual WUE and autumn WUE significantly increased in the CLP during 2000–2014.•The less humid areas in the CLP generally have lower annual WUE values but higher values over active growing season.•Vegetation...