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Greater ecosystem carbon in the Mojave Desert after ten years exposure to elevated CO2

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  • R. D. Evans

    (School of Biological Sciences and WSU Stable Isotope Core Facility, Washington State University)

  • A. Koyama

    (School of Biological Sciences and WSU Stable Isotope Core Facility, Washington State University
    Colorado State University)

  • D. L. Sonderegger

    (School of Biological Sciences and WSU Stable Isotope Core Facility, Washington State University
    Northern Arizona University)

  • T. N. Charlet

    (School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada)

  • B. A. Newingham

    (School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada
    College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho)

  • L. F. Fenstermaker

    (Desert Research Institute)

  • B. Harlow

    (School of Biological Sciences and WSU Stable Isotope Core Facility, Washington State University)

  • V. L. Jin

    (School of Biological Sciences and WSU Stable Isotope Core Facility, Washington State University
    USDA-Agricultural Research Service)

  • K. Ogle

    (School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University)

  • S. D. Smith

    (School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada)

  • R. S. Nowak

    (University of Nevada)

Abstract

The response of terrestrial ecosystems to climate change remains a large source of uncertainty in the global carbon budget. Now results from a ten-year ecological manipulation experiment in the Mojave Desert provide direct evidence that CO2 fertilization can substantially increase ecosystem carbon storage in arid ecosystems.

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  • R. D. Evans & A. Koyama & D. L. Sonderegger & T. N. Charlet & B. A. Newingham & L. F. Fenstermaker & B. Harlow & V. L. Jin & K. Ogle & S. D. Smith & R. S. Nowak, 2014. "Greater ecosystem carbon in the Mojave Desert after ten years exposure to elevated CO2," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 4(5), pages 394-397, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:4:y:2014:i:5:d:10.1038_nclimate2184
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2184
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    2. Gongxin Wang & Changqing Jing & Ping Dong & Baoya Qin & Yang Cheng, 2022. "Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Aboveground Biomass and Its Influencing Factors in Xinjiang’s Desert Grasslands," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-20, November.

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