Dominant role of plant physiology in trend and variability of gross primary productivity in North America

Zhou, Sha; Zhang, Yao; Ciais, Philippe; Xiao, Xiangming; Luo, Yiqi; Caylor, Kelly K.; Huang, Yuefei; Wang, Guangqian

doi:10.1038/srep41366

Title: Dominant role of plant physiology in trend and variability of gross primary productivity in North America

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep41366· OSTI ID:1567075

Zhou, Sha ^[1]; Zhang, Yao ^[2]; Ciais, Philippe ^[3]; Xiao, Xiangming ^[4]; Luo, Yiqi ^[5]; Caylor, Kelly K. ^[6]; Huang, Yuefei ^[7]; Wang, Guangqian ^[8]

Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China); Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States)
Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Saclay (France)
Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States); Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China)
Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States); Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China)
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China); Qinghai Univ. (China)
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China)

Annual gross primary productivity (GPP) varies considerably due to climate-induced changes in plant phenology and physiology. However, the relative importance of plant phenology and physiology on annual GPP variation is not clear. In this study, a Statistical Model of Integrated Phenology and Physiology (SMIPP) was used to evaluate the relative contributions of maximum daily GPP (GPP_max) and the start and end of growing season (GS_start and GS_end) to annual GPP variability, using a regional GPP product in North America during 2000-2014 and GPP data from 24 AmeriFlux sites. Climatic sensitivity of the three indicators was assessed to investigate the climate impacts on plant phenology and physiology. The SMIPP can explain 98% of inter-annual variability of GPP over mid- and high latitudes in North America. The long-term trend and inter-annual variability of GPP are dominated by GPP_max both at the ecosystem and regional scales. During warmer spring and autumn, GS_start is advanced and GS_end delayed, respectively. GPP_max responds positively to summer temperature over high latitudes (40-80°N), but negatively in mid-latitudes (25-40°N). This study demonstrates that plant physiology, rather than phenology, plays a dominant role in annual GPP variability, indicating more attention should be paid to physiological change under futher climate change.

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Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 7, Issue 1; ISSN 2045-2322

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