Climate

Predicting landscapes as seen from space from environmental conditions

Satellite images are information rich snapshots of ecosystems and landscapes. In consequence, the features in the images strongly depend on the environmental conditions. Such dependency between climate and landscapes has been regarded since the …

Predicting Landscapes as Seen from Space from Environmental Conditions

Satellite images are information rich snapshots of ecosystems and landscapes. In consequence, the features in the images strongly depend on the environmental conditions. Such dependency between climate and landscapes has been regarded since the …

Ecosystem Functioning Is Enveloped by Hydrometeorological Variability

Terrestrial ecosystem processes, and the associated vegetation carbon dynamics, respond differently to hydrometeorological variability across timescales, and so does our scientific understanding of the underlying mechanisms. Long-term variability of …

Ecology: Ecosystem Responses to Climate Extremes

Extreme drought or wet conditions have now been found to strongly influence the vegetative development of ecosystems. Semi-arid regions are most affected - raising concerns about their vulnerability to long-term drought in the future. © 2015 …

Global Convergence in the Temperature Sensitivity of Respiration at Ecosystem Level

The respiratory release of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the land surface is a major flux in the global carbon cycle, antipodal to photosynthetic CO2 uptake. Understanding the sensitivity of respiratory processes to temperature is central for quantifying …