Climate extremes and the carbon cycle

Markus Reichstein; Michael Bahn; Philippe Ciais; Dorothea Frank; Miguel D. Mahecha; Sonia I. Seneviratne; Jakob Zscheischler; Christian Beer; Nina Buchmann; David C. Frank; Dario Papale; Anja Rammig; Pete Smith; Kirsten Thonicke; Marijn Van Der Velde; Sara Vicca; Ariane Walz; Martin Wattenbach

doi:10.1038/nature12350

Climate extremes and the carbon cycle

Markus Reichstein
, Michael Bahn
, Philippe Ciais
, Dorothea Frank
, Miguel D. Mahecha
, Sonia I. Seneviratne
, Jakob Zscheischler
, Christian Beer
, Nina Buchmann
, David C. Frank
, Dario Papale
, Anja Rammig
, Pete Smith
, Kirsten Thonicke
, Marijn Van Der Velde
, Sara Vicca
, Ariane Walz
, Martin Wattenbach

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Abstract

The terrestrial biosphere is a key component of the global carbon cycle and its carbon balance is strongly influenced by climate. Continuing environmental changes are thought to increase global terrestrial carbon uptake. But evidence is mounting that climate extremes such as droughts or storms can lead to a decrease in regional ecosystem carbon stocks and therefore have the potential to negate an expected increase in terrestrial carbon uptake. Here we explore the mechanisms and impacts of climate extremes on the terrestrial carbon cycle, and propose a pathway to improve our understanding of present and future impacts of climate extremes on the terrestrial carbon budget.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	287-295
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nature
Volume	500
Issue number	7462
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12350
State	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 15 Life on Land

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