Eddy covariance measurements reveal a decreased carbon sequestration strength 2010-2022 in an African semiarid savanna.
Sahel
carbon loss
climate change
eddy covariance
rainfall
semiarid savanna
vapor pressure deficit
water availability
Journal
Global change biology
ISSN: 1365-2486
Titre abrégé: Glob Chang Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9888746
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2024
Sep 2024
Historique:
revised:
30
08
2024
received:
27
03
2024
accepted:
04
09
2024
medline:
26
9
2024
pubmed:
26
9
2024
entrez:
26
9
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Monitoring the changes of ecosystem functioning is pivotal for understanding the global carbon cycle. Despite its size and contribution to the global carbon cycle, Africa is largely understudied in regard to ongoing changes of its ecosystem functioning and their responses to climate change. One of the reasons is the lack of long-term in situ data. Here, we use eddy covariance to quantify the net ecosystem exchange (NEE) and its components-gross primary production (GPP) and ecosystem respiration (R
Substances chimiques
Soil
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e17509Subventions
Organisme : European Union
ID : FOOD/2019/410-169
Organisme : Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond
ID : 10.46540/2032-00026B
Organisme : Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas
ID : Dnr 2023-02436
Organisme : Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas
ID : Dnr 2021-00644
Organisme : Villum Fonden
ID : 37465
Organisme : Swedish National Space Agency
ID : Dnr 2021-00111
Organisme : Swedish National Space Agency
ID : Dnr 2023-00144
Organisme : Lunds Universitet
ID : Dnr 2012/377
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© 2024 The Author(s). Global Change Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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