Vegetation pattern and terrestrial carbon variation in past warm and cold climates
Understanding the transition of biosphere‐atmosphere carbon exchange between glacial and interglacial climates can constrain uncertainties in its future projections. Using an individual‐based dynamic vegetation model, we simulate vegetation distribution and terrestrial carbon cycling in past cold an...
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ftunivwestsyd:oai:researchdirect.westernsydney.edu.au:uws_52812 2023-05-15T17:57:44+02:00 Vegetation pattern and terrestrial carbon variation in past warm and cold climates Lu, Zhengyao Miller, Paul A. Zhang, Qiong Warlind, David Nieradzik, Lars P. Sjolte, Jesper Li, Qiang Smith, Benjamin (R19508) Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (Host institution) 2019 print 11 https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL083729 http://handle.westernsydney.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:52812 eng eng U.S., Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Geophysical Research Letters--0094-8276--1944-8007 Vol. 46 Issue. 14 No. pp: 8133-8143 XXXXXX - Unknown climate changes atmosphere carbon journal article 2019 ftunivwestsyd https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL083729 2020-12-05T18:32:30Z Understanding the transition of biosphere‐atmosphere carbon exchange between glacial and interglacial climates can constrain uncertainties in its future projections. Using an individual‐based dynamic vegetation model, we simulate vegetation distribution and terrestrial carbon cycling in past cold and warm climates and elucidate the forcing effects of temperature, precipitation, atmospheric CO2 concentration (pCO2), and landmass. Results are consistent with proxy reconstructions and reveal that the vegetation extent is mainly determined by temperature anomalies, especially in a cold climate, while precipitation forcing effects on global‐scale vegetation patterns are marginal. The pCO2 change controls the global carbon balance with the fertilization effect of higher pCO2 linking to higher vegetation coverage, an enhanced terrestrial carbon sink, and increased terrestrial carbon storage. Our results indicate carbon transfer from ocean and permafrost/peat to the biosphere and atmosphere and highlight the importance of forest expansion as a driver of terrestrial ecosystem carbon stock from cold to warm climates. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost University of Western Sydney (UWS): Research Direct Geophysical Research Letters 46 14 8133 8143 |
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Understanding the transition of biosphere‐atmosphere carbon exchange between glacial and interglacial climates can constrain uncertainties in its future projections. Using an individual‐based dynamic vegetation model, we simulate vegetation distribution and terrestrial carbon cycling in past cold and warm climates and elucidate the forcing effects of temperature, precipitation, atmospheric CO2 concentration (pCO2), and landmass. Results are consistent with proxy reconstructions and reveal that the vegetation extent is mainly determined by temperature anomalies, especially in a cold climate, while precipitation forcing effects on global‐scale vegetation patterns are marginal. The pCO2 change controls the global carbon balance with the fertilization effect of higher pCO2 linking to higher vegetation coverage, an enhanced terrestrial carbon sink, and increased terrestrial carbon storage. Our results indicate carbon transfer from ocean and permafrost/peat to the biosphere and atmosphere and highlight the importance of forest expansion as a driver of terrestrial ecosystem carbon stock from cold to warm climates. |
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Lu, Zhengyao Miller, Paul A. Zhang, Qiong Warlind, David Nieradzik, Lars P. Sjolte, Jesper Li, Qiang Smith, Benjamin (R19508) |
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Lu, Zhengyao Miller, Paul A. Zhang, Qiong Warlind, David Nieradzik, Lars P. Sjolte, Jesper Li, Qiang Smith, Benjamin (R19508) |
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Vegetation pattern and terrestrial carbon variation in past warm and cold climates |
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Vegetation pattern and terrestrial carbon variation in past warm and cold climates |
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Vegetation pattern and terrestrial carbon variation in past warm and cold climates |
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