Contrasting response of water use efficiency to soil moisture availability: From leaf to ecosystem in an arid oasis

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 147; p. 109964
• Main Authors: Han, Tuo, Feng, Qi, Yu, Tengfei, Liu, Wei, Ma, Jinzhu, Zhao, Chenguang, Yang, Linshan, Zhang, Jutao, Li, Huiying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Arid oasis; Biological processes; capital; carbon cycle; data collection; ecosystems; eddy covariance; gas exchange; global change; hydrologic cycle; leaves; oases; phenology; photosynthesis; Relative sensitivity; Soil moisture availability; soil water; stomatal conductance; volumetric water content; Water use efficiency; Arid oasis; Water use efficiency; Soil moisture availability; Biological processes; Relative sensitivity

[Display omitted] Water availability profoundly and simultaneously affects the water cycle and disturbs terrestrial carbon cycle. However, there is currently a lack of knowledge about how carbon–water coupling occurs in response to soil moisture availability, and the underlying mechanisms. Here, usi...