The lag and cumulative response of water use efficiency to the climate on the Shiyang river basin, Northwest of China

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 23659 - 15
• Main Authors: Wang, Dawei, Zhao, Chengzhang, Zhang, Yao, Jia, Duni, Yu, Hongtao, Gao, Jiahao, Han, Feibing, Li, Lili
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 02.07.2025; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/158; 704/172; Agricultural land; Air temperature; Carbon; Carbon cycle; Climate change; Climate effects; Deserts; Ecosystem; Ecosystems; Forests; Humanities and Social Sciences; Lagged effect; multidisciplinary; Photosynthesis; Precipitation; Regions; River basins; River ecology; Rivers; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Shiyang river basin (SRB); Spatial distribution; Temperature and precipitation; Vegetation; Water conservation; Water resources; Water shortages; Water use; Water use efficiency; Water use efficiency (WUE); China; Temperature and precipitation; Lagged effect; Water use efficiency (WUE); Ecosystem; Shiyang river basin (SRB)

Water use efficiency (WUE), as an indicator for plants to regulate water physiological processes through photosynthesis, is a key link between carbon and water cycling in ecosystems, reflecting the rapid adaptation strategies of vegetation ecosystems to site environment and resource changes. In this...