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The paper develops a dynamic model for carbon and nitrogen cycle interactions in terrestrial ecosystems, demonstrating its stability and functionality for simulating seasonal variations of C and N fluxes and pools.
bioRxiv · Apr 25, 2024 · PreprintEcology
h. zhang-zheng, X. Deng, B. Stocker, R. Ruijie, E. Thomson, S. Adu-Bredu, A. Duah-Gyamfi, A. Gvozdevaite, S. Moore, I. Oliveras Menor, I. C. Prentice, Y. Malhi
The paper investigates why models underestimate West African tropical forest productivity and finds that using local field measurements improves model accuracy.
bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2024Ecology
H. Xu, H. Wang, I. C. Prentice, S. Harrison, L. Rowland, M. Mencuccini, P. Sanchez-Martinez, P. He, I. J. Wright, S. Sitch, Q. Ye
The paper explains 60% of global variation in sapwood-to-leaf area ratio using optimality principles linking plant hydraulics and photosynthesis.
bioRxiv · Feb 24, 2024Ecology
D. Sandoval, V. Flo, C. Morfopoulos, I. C. Prentice
The paper infers ecosystem-level maximum quantum yield of photosynthesis and its temperature response using global CO2 flux measurements, finding a universal bell-shaped curve with biome-specific variations.
bioRxiv · Nov 11, 2023Ecology
V. Flo, J. Joshi, M. Sabot, D. Sandoval, I. C. Prentice
The paper evaluates stomatal optimization models with and without photosynthetic acclimation, finding that including acclimation improves carbon assimilation predictions under drought.
bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2023Biophysics
J. Joshi, F. Hofhansl, S. Singh, B. Stocker, A. Brännström, O. Franklin, C. C. Blanco, I. F. Aleixo, D. M. Lapola, I. C. Prentice, U. Dieckmann
The paper uses a vegetation model to predict how elevated CO2 affects Amazonian forest composition and carbon dynamics under different soil conditions.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2023 · PreprintEcology
H. Zhang-Zheng, S. Adu-Bredu, A. Duah-Gyamfi, S. Moore, S. D. Addo-Danso, F. Ibrahim, L. Amissah, R. Valentini, G. Djagbletey, K. Anim-Adjei, K. Owusu-Afriyie, A. Gvozdevaite, M. C. Ruiz-Jaen, C. A. J. Girardin, S. Rifai, , Y. Malhi
This study compares carbon cycle metrics across tropical forests in West Africa and Amazonia, finding higher productivity and lower efficiency in West African forests.
bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2023Ecology
W. Cai, Z. Zhu, S. P. Harrison, Y. Ryu, H. Wang, B. Zhou, I. C. Prentice
The paper presents a simple model that explains global greenness patterns and trends using two parameters, matching the accuracy of complex vegetation models.
bioRxiv · Feb 25, 2023Ecology
Y. Peng, I. C. Prentice, K. J. Bloomfield, M. Campioli, Z. Guo, Y. Sun, D. Tian, X. Wang, S. Vicca, B. D. Stocker
The paper quantifies global nitrogen uptake and use efficiency in plants using regression models and remote sensing data, finding that NUE is influenced by climate and allocation patterns.
bioRxiv · Nov 1, 2022Ecology
G. Mengoli, A. Agusti-Panareda, S. Boussetta, S. P. Harrison, C. Trotta, I. C. Prentice
This paper develops a model based on optimality principles to simulate photosynthesis and stomatal conductance across different vegetation types and time scales, showing it can reproduce diurnal cycles without biome-specific parameters.
bioRxiv · May 7, 2021 · PreprintEcology
H. Xu, H. Wang, I. C. Prentice, S. P. Harrison, I. Wright
The paper examines how plant hydraulic and photosynthetic traits coordinate across species and elevations, finding that hydraulic traits are less plastic and more phylogenetically driven than photosynthetic traits.
bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2021Ecology
H. Wang, I. C. Prentice, I. J. Wright, S. Qiao, X. Xu, K. Kikuzawa, N. C. Stenseth
The paper explains leaf economics using optimality principles, showing how leaf lifespan and LMA relate to environmental factors and resolving discrepancies in plant traits.
bioRxiv · Feb 7, 2021 · PreprintEcology
J. Joshi, B. D. Stocker, F. Hofhansl, S. Zhou, U. Dieckmann, I. C. Prentice
This paper introduces a trait-based optimality theory that unifies stomatal responses and plant biochemical acclimation, validated with experimental data from 18 species.
bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2020Plant Biology
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
P. Guy, I. C. Prentice, S. Smart
This paper investigates drivers of vascular plant species area relationships in British woodlands, finding that habitat heterogeneity and proximity to natural habitats increase species richness, while soil organic matter and succession decrease it.
bioRxiv · Feb 11, 2020 · PreprintEcology
A. Collalti, M. Tjoelker, G. Hoch, A. Makela, G. Guidolotti, M. Heskel, G. Petit, M. Ryan, G. Battipaglia, I. C. Prentice
The paper challenges two hypotheses about plant respiration, showing it is not linearly linked to photosynthesis or biomass but is more influenced by recent photosynthates and reserve availability.
bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2019Ecology