Rising water-use efficiency in European grasslands is driven by increased primary production

Christian Poppe Terán; Bibi S. Naz; Alexander Graf; Yuquan Qu; Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen; Roland Baatz; Phillipe Ciais; Harry Vereecken

doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00757-x

Communications Earth & Environment (Mar 2023)

Rising water-use efficiency in European grasslands is driven by increased primary production

Christian Poppe Terán,
Bibi S. Naz,
Alexander Graf,
Yuquan Qu,
Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen,
Roland Baatz,
Phillipe Ciais,
Harry Vereecken

Affiliations

Christian Poppe Terán: Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Research Centre Jülich
Bibi S. Naz: Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Research Centre Jülich
Alexander Graf: Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Research Centre Jülich
Yuquan Qu: Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Research Centre Jülich
Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen: Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Research Centre Jülich
Roland Baatz: Research Platform Data Analysis & Simulation, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
Phillipe Ciais: Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement LSCE, CEA CNRS UVSQ, Centre d’Etudes Orme de Merisiers
Harry Vereecken: Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Research Centre Jülich

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00757-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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European grasslands increase their water-use efficiency in summer through increased gross primary production and regulated transpiration, according to an analysis of three indices derived from remote sensing over the period 1995-2018

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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