Tree-ring isotopes capture interannual vegetation productivity dynamics at the biome scale

Mathieu Levesque; Laia Andreu-Hayles; William Kolby Smith; A. Park Williams; Martina L. Hobi; Brady W. Allred; Neil Pederson

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08634-y

Nature Communications (Feb 2019)

Tree-ring isotopes capture interannual vegetation productivity dynamics at the biome scale

Mathieu Levesque,
Laia Andreu-Hayles,
William Kolby Smith,
A. Park Williams,
Martina L. Hobi,
Brady W. Allred,
Neil Pederson

Affiliations

Mathieu Levesque: Forest Management Group, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zurich
Laia Andreu-Hayles: Tree-Ring Laboratory, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
William Kolby Smith: School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona
A. Park Williams: Tree-Ring Laboratory, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Martina L. Hobi: SILVIS Lab, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Brady W. Allred: W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana
Neil Pederson: Harvard Forest, Harvard University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08634-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Historical and future trends in net primary productivity (NPP) and its sensitivity to global change are largely unknown because of the lack of long-term, high-resolution data. Here the authors show that tree-ring isotopes can be used for inferring interannual variability and long-term changes in NPP.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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