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Title: Model-data synthesis for the next generation of forest free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) experiments

Journal Article · · New Phytologist
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13593· OSTI ID:1343496
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Macquarie Univ., NSW (Australia). Dept. of Biological Sciences
  3. Univ. of Sao Paulo (Brazil). Dept. de Biologia
  4. Univ. of Western Sydney, NSW (Australia). Hawkesbury Inst. for the Environment
  5. Lab. de Sciences de Climat et de l'Environnement, IPSL, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
  6. Univ. Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro Sao Paulo (Brasil). Lab. de Ciencia do Sistema Terrestre, Dept. de Ecologia
  7. Max Planck Inst. for Biogeochemistry, Jena (Germany). Biogeochemical Integration Dept.
  8. Univ. of Birmingham (United Kingdom). Birmingham Inst. of Forest Research
  9. California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), La Canada Flintridge, CA (United States). Jet Propulsion Lab.
  10. Potsdam Inst. for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam (Germany)
  11. Lund Univ. (Sweden). Dept. of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science

The first generation of forest free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) experiments has successfully provided deeper understanding about how forests respond to an increasing CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. Located in aggrading stands in the temperate zone, they have provided a strong foundation for testing critical assumptions in terrestrial biosphere models that are being used to project future interactions between forest productivity and the atmosphere, despite the limited inference space of these experiments with regards to the range of global ecosystems. Now, a new generation of FACE experiments in mature forests in different biomes and over a wide range of climate space and biodiversity will significantly expand the inference space. These new experiments are: EucFACE in a mature Eucalyptus stand on highly weathered soil in subtropical Australia; AmazonFACE in a highly diverse, primary rainforest in Brazil; BIFoR-FACE in a 150-yr-old deciduous woodland stand in central England; and SwedFACE proposed in a hemiboreal, Pinus sylvestris stand in Sweden. We now have a unique opportunity to initiate a model–data interaction as an integral part of experimental design and to address a set of cross-site science questions on topics including responses of mature forests; interactions with temperature, water stress, and phosphorus limitation; and the influence of biodiversity.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; 2012/51581-0; ERC-2013-SyG-610028
OSTI ID:
1343496
Journal Information:
New Phytologist, Vol. 209, Issue 1; ISSN 0028-646X
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 154 works
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