SynthesisNature ecology & evolution2019
A meta-analysis of 1,119 manipulative experiments on terrestrial carbon-cycling responses to global change.
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102 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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59 authors.
Jian SongCollege of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9957-6533
Shiqiang WanCollege of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China. swan@ibcas.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0631-1232
Shilong PiaoSino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8057-2292
Alan K KnappDepartment of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Aimée T ClassenRubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6741-3470
Sara ViccaCentre of Excellence PLECO (Plant and Vegetation Ecology), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9812-5837
Philippe CiaisSino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8560-4943
Mark J HovendenBiological Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7208-9700
Sebastian LeuzingerInstitute for Applied Ecology New Zealand, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Claus BeierDepartment of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Paul KardolDepartment of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7065-3435
Jianyang XiaZhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5923-6665
Qiang LiuSino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Jingyi RuInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8675-0723
Zhenxing ZhouInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Yiqi LuoCenter for Ecosystem Study and Society, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.
Dali GuoCenter for Forest Ecosystem Studies and Qianyanzhou Ecological Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
J Adam LangleyDepartment of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA.
Jakob ZscheischlerInstitute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6045-1629
Jeffrey S DukesDepartment of Forestry and Natural Resources and Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9482-7743
Jianwu TangMarine Biological Laboratory, The Ecosystem Center, Woods Hole, MA, USA.
Jiquan ChenCenter for Global Change and Earth Observations, Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Kirsten S HofmockelDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1586-2167
Lara M KueppersEnergy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Lindsey RustadUnited States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Durham, NH, USA.
Lingli LiuState Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5696-3151
Melinda D SmithDepartment of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4920-6985
Pamela H TemplerDepartment of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6570-3837
R Quinn ThomasDepartment of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Richard J NorbyEnvironmental Sciences Division and Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-9828
Richard P PhillipsDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1345-4138
Shuli NiuKey Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Simone FatichiInstitute of Environmental Engineering, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-6659
Yingping WangCSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4614-6203
Pengshuai ShaoShandong Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Science for the Yellow River Delta, Binzhou University, Binzhou, China.
Hongyan HanShandong Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Science for the Yellow River Delta, Binzhou University, Binzhou, China.
Dandan WangInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Lingjie LeiInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Jiali WangInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Xiaona LiInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Qian ZhangInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Xiaoming LiInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Fanglong SuInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Bin LiuInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Fan YangInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Gaigai MaInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Guoyong LiInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Yanchun LiuInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Yinzhan LiuInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Zhongling YangInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Kesheng ZhangInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Yuan MiaoInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Mengjun HuInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Chuang YanInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Ang ZhangInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Mingxing ZhongInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Yan HuiInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Ying LiInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Mengmei ZhengInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Direct quantification of terrestrial biosphere responses to global change is crucial for projections of future climate change in Earth system models. Here, we synthesized ecosystem carbon-cycling data from 1,119 experiments performed over the past four decades concerning changes in temperature, precipitation, CO
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