Increasing sensitivity of dryland vegetation greenness to precipitation due to rising atmospheric CO2

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 4875 - 9
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yao, Gentine, Pierre, Luo, Xiangzhong, Lian, Xu, Liu, Yanlan, Zhou, Sha, Michalak, Anna M., Sun, Wu, Fisher, Joshua B., Piao, Shilong, Keenan, Trevor F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 19.08.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158/2165; 631/158/2455; 704/106/694; 704/158/2445; Arid lands; Arid zones; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Drought; Ecosystem stability; Ecosystems; Environmental impact; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydroclimate; Leaf area; Leaves; multidisciplinary; Precipitation; Satellite observation; Science; Science & Technology - Other Topics; Science (multidisciplinary); Sensitivity; Terrestrial ecosystems; Transpiration; Trends; Vegetation; Vegetation growth; Water availability

Water availability plays a critical role in shaping terrestrial ecosystems, particularly in low- and mid-latitude regions. The sensitivity of vegetation growth to precipitation strongly regulates global vegetation dynamics and their responses to drought, yet sensitivity changes in response to climat...