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Contribution of semi-arid ecosystems to interannual variability of the global carbon cycle

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  • Benjamin Poulter

    (Montana State University
    Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), CEA CNRS UVSQ, 91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France)

  • David Frank

    (Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Dendroclimatology, Zürcherstrasse 111, Birmensdorf 8903, Switzerland
    Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland)

  • Philippe Ciais

    (Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), CEA CNRS UVSQ, 91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France)

  • Ranga B. Myneni

    (Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA)

  • Niels Andela

    (Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, 1085 De Boelelaan, 1081HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Jian Bi

    (Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA)

  • Gregoire Broquet

    (Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), CEA CNRS UVSQ, 91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France)

  • Josep G. Canadell

    (Global Carbon Project, CSIRO, Marine and Atmospheric Research, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia)

  • Frederic Chevallier

    (Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), CEA CNRS UVSQ, 91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France)

  • Yi Y. Liu

    (ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Systems Science & Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia)

  • Steven W. Running

    (University of Montana)

  • Stephen Sitch

    (College of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK)

  • Guido R. van der Werf

    (Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, 1085 De Boelelaan, 1081HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Abstract

The unusually large land carbon sink reported in 2011 can mostly be attributed to semi-arid vegetation growth in the Southern Hemisphere following increased rainfall and long-term greening trends.

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  • Benjamin Poulter & David Frank & Philippe Ciais & Ranga B. Myneni & Niels Andela & Jian Bi & Gregoire Broquet & Josep G. Canadell & Frederic Chevallier & Yi Y. Liu & Steven W. Running & Stephen Sitch , 2014. "Contribution of semi-arid ecosystems to interannual variability of the global carbon cycle," Nature, Nature, vol. 509(7502), pages 600-603, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:509:y:2014:i:7502:d:10.1038_nature13376
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13376
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