Cloudiness regulates gross primary productivity of a poplar plantation under different environmental conditions

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 648-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hang Xu ◽  
Zhiqiang Zhang ◽  
Jiquan Chen ◽  
Mengxun Zhu ◽  
Manchun Kang

Cloud cover regulates the gross primary productivity (GPP) of forest ecosystems by changing the radiation component and other environmental factors. In this study, we used an open-path eddy covariance system and microclimate sensors installed over a poplar plantation in northern China to measure the carbon exchange and climate variables during the mid-growing seasons (June to August) in 2014 and 2015. The results indicated that the GPP of the plantation peaked when the clearness index (CI) was between 0.45 and 0.65, at which point diffuse photosynthetically active radiation (PARdif) had reached its maximum. Cloudy skies increased the maximum ecosystem photosynthetic capacity (Pmax) by 28% compared with clear skies. PARdif and soil moisture were the most and the least crucial drivers for photosynthetic productivity of the plantation under cloudy skies, respectively. The ecosystem photosynthetic potential was higher under lower vapor pressure deficit (VPD < 1.5 kPa), lower air temperature (Ta < 30 °C), and nonstressed conditions (REW > 0.4) for cloudy skies due to effects of Ta and VPD on stoma. Overall, our research highlighted the importance of cloud-induced radiation component change and environmental variation in quantifying the GPP of forest ecosystems.




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Author(s):  
Wenxiao Jia ◽  
Min Liu ◽  
Duoduo Wang ◽  
Honglin He ◽  
Peili Shi ◽  
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pp. 20190527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Gourlez de la Motte ◽  
Quentin Beauclaire ◽  
Bernard Heinesch ◽  
Mathias Cuntz ◽  
Lenka Foltýnová ◽  
...  

Severe drought events are known to cause important reductions of gross primary productivity ( GPP ) in forest ecosystems. However, it is still unclear whether this reduction originates from stomatal closure (Stomatal Origin Limitation) and/or non-stomatal limitations (Non-SOL). In this study, we investigated the impact of edaphic drought in 2018 on GPP and its origin (SOL, NSOL) using a dataset of 10 European forest ecosystem flux towers. In all stations where GPP reductions were observed during the drought, these were largely explained by declines in the maximum apparent canopy scale carboxylation rate V CMAX,APP (NSOL) when the soil relative extractable water content dropped below around 0.4. Concurrently, we found that the stomatal slope parameter ( G 1 , related to SOL) of the Medlyn et al . unified optimization model linking vegetation conductance and GPP remained relatively constant. These results strengthen the increasing evidence that NSOL should be included in stomatal conductance/photosynthesis models to faithfully simulate both GPP and water fluxes in forest ecosystems during severe drought. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Impacts of the 2018 severe drought and heatwave in Europe: from site to continental scale’.



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Author(s):  
Maurizio Bagnara ◽  
Matteo Sottocornola ◽  
Alessandro Cescatti ◽  
Stefano Minerbi ◽  
Leonardo Montagnani ◽  
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