Forest production efficiency increases with growth temperature
A. Collalti, A. Ibrom, A. Stockmarr, A. Cescatti, R. Alkama, M. Fernandez-Martinez, G. Matteucci, S. Sitch, P. Friedlingstein, P. Ciais, D. S. Goll, J. E. M. S. Nabel, J. Pongratz, A. Arneth, V. Haverd, I. C. Prentice
The paper analyzes global forest production efficiency (FPE) and finds it increases with temperature, contrary to expected physiological responses, suggesting top-down regulation of carbon loss.
bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2020Plant Biology