Observed increasing water constraint on vegetation growth over the last three decades

Wenzhe Jiao; Lixin Wang; William K. Smith; Qing Chang; Honglang Wang; Paolo D’Odorico

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24016-9

Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Observed increasing water constraint on vegetation growth over the last three decades

Wenzhe Jiao,
Lixin Wang,
William K. Smith,
Qing Chang,
Honglang Wang,
Paolo D’Odorico

Affiliations

Wenzhe Jiao: Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Lixin Wang: Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
William K. Smith: School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona
Qing Chang: O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
Honglang Wang: Department of Mathematical Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Paolo D’Odorico: Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24016-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Jiao et al. conducted a comprehensive evaluation of changes in water constraint on vegetation growth in the extratropical Northern Hemisphere between 1982 and 2015. They document a significant increase in vegetation water constraint over the last three decades.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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