Eco‐evolutionary optimality as a means to improve vegetation and land‐surface models

Acclimation of leaf respiration consistent with optimal photosynthetic capacity

(2020) Han Wang et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Stomatal optimization based on xylem hydraulics (SOX) improves land surface model simulation of vegetation responses to climate

(2020) Cleiton B. Eller et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

A theory of plant function helps to explain leaf‐trait and productivity responses to elevation

(2020) Yunke Peng et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Carbon and Phosphorus Allocation in Annual Plants: An Optimal Functioning Approach

(2020) Marko Kvakić et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Components of leaf‐trait variation along environmental gradients

(2020) Ning Dong et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

A theoretical and empirical assessment of stomatal optimization modeling

(2020) Yujie Wang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

When and where soil is important to modify the carbon and water economy of leaves

(2020) Jennifer Paillassa et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Perspectives on the Future of Land Surface Models and the Challenges of Representing Complex Terrestrial Systems

(2020) Rosie A. Fisher et al.   Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Extending a first-principles primary production model to predict wheat yields

(2020) Shengchao Qiao et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

An approach to modeling resource optimization for substitutable and interdependent resources

(2020) Edward B. Rastetter et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

An optimality‐based model explains seasonal variation in C3 plant photosynthetic capacity

(2020) Chongya Jiang et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Mechanisms underlying leaf photosynthetic acclimation to warming and elevated CO 2 as inferred from least‐cost optimality theory

(2020) Nicholas G. Smith et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data

(2020) Gilberto Pastorello et al.   Scientific Data

Impacts of soil water stress on the acclimated stomatal limitation of photosynthesis: Insights from stable carbon isotope data

(2020) Aliénor Lavergne et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Global photosynthetic capacity is optimized to the environment

(2019) Nicholas G. Smith et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Acclimation and adaptation components of the temperature dependence of plant photosynthesis at the global scale

(2019) Dushan P. Kumarathunge et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Can leaf net photosynthesis acclimate to rising and more variable temperatures?

(2019) Giulia Vico et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Simulating International Drought Experiment field observations using the Community Land Model

(2019) Timothy W. Hilton et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Vegetation functional properties determine uncertainty of simulated ecosystem productivity: a traceability analysis in the East Asian monsoon region

(2019) Erqian Cui et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

Beyond static benchmarking: Using experimental manipulations to evaluate land model assumptions

(2019) William R. Wieder et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

Control of rate and physiological role of isoprene emission from plants

(2019) Alexandra T. Lantz et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Leveraging plant hydraulics to yield predictive and dynamic plant leaf allocation in vegetation models with climate change

(2019) Anna T. Trugman et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access

(2019) Jens Kattge et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Plant profit maximization improves predictions of European forest responses to drought

(2019) Manon E. B. Sabot et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Historical changes in the stomatal limitation of photosynthesis: empirical support for an optimality principle

(2019) Aliénor Lavergne et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Philosophical Perspectives on Earth System Modeling: Truth, Adequacy, and Understanding

(2019) G. Gramelsberger et al.   Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

The Community Land Model Version 5: Description of New Features, Benchmarking, and Impact of Forcing Uncertainty

(2019) David M. Lawrence et al.   Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Drivers of leaf carbon exchange capacity across biomes at the continental scale

(2018) Nicholas G. Smith et al.   ECOLOGY

Woody plants optimise stomatal behaviour relative to hydraulic risk

(2018) William R. L. Anderegg et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Land use options for staying within the Planetary Boundaries – Synergies and trade-offs between global and local sustainability goals

(2018) Vera Heck et al.   GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS

A stomatal control model based on optimization of carbon gain versus hydraulic risk predicts aspen sapling responses to drought

(2018) Martin D. Venturas et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Frost and leaf-size gradients in forests: global patterns and experimental evidence

(2018) Christopher H. Lusk et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Isoprene emission structures tropical tree biogeography and community assembly responses to climate

(2018) Tyeen C. Taylor et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Why Functional Traits Do Not Predict Tree Demographic Rates

(2018) Jie Yang et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

The Biosphere Under Potential Paris Outcomes

(2018) Sebastian Ostberg et al.   Earths Future

Comparing optimal and empirical stomatal conductance models for application in Earth system models

(2018) Peter J Franks et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Increased water-use efficiency and reduced CO2 uptake by plants during droughts at a continental scale

(2018) Wouter Peters et al.   Nature Geoscience

Generalized fire response strategies in plants and animals

(2018) Juli G. Pausas   OIKOS

Functional trait variation related to gap dynamics in tropical moist forests: A vegetation modelling perspective

(2018) Henrique Fürstenau Togashi et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Modelling tropical forest responses to drought and El Niño with a stomatal optimization model based on xylem hydraulics

(2018) Cleiton B. Eller et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The International Land Model Benchmarking (ILAMB) System: Design, Theory, and Implementation

(2018) Nathan Collier et al.   Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Strong thermal acclimation of photosynthesis in tropical and temperate wet-forest tree species: the importance of altered Rubisco content

(2017) Andrew P. Scafaro et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

New insights into the covariation of stomatal, mesophyll and hydraulic conductances from optimization models incorporating nonstomatal limitations to photosynthesis

(2017) Roderick Dewar et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Ecosystem responses to elevated CO2 governed by plant-soil interactions and the cost of nitrogen acquisition

(2017) César Terrer et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Multitrait successional forest dynamics enable diverse competitive coexistence

(2017) Daniel S. Falster et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Effects of rainfall exclusion on leaf gas exchange traits and osmotic adjustment in mature canopy trees of Dryobalanops aromatica (Dipterocarpaceae) in a Malaysian tropical rain forest

(2017) Yuta Inoue et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Acclimation of branch and leaf hydraulics in adult Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies in a forest through-fall exclusion experiment

(2017) Martina Tomasella et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Implications of improved representations of plant respiration in a changing climate

(2017) Chris Huntingford et al.   Nature Communications

Uncertainty in the response of terrestrial carbon sink to environmental drivers undermines carbon-climate feedback predictions

(2017) D. N. Huntzinger et al.   Scientific Reports

Adaptive Carbon Allocation by Plants Enhances the Terrestrial Carbon Sink

(2017) Jiangzhou Xia et al.   Scientific Reports

Belowground carbon flux links biogeochemical cycles and resource-use efficiency at the global scale

(2016) Allison L. Gill et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Increased light-use efficiency in northern terrestrial ecosystems indicated by CO2 and greening observations

(2016) Rebecca T. Thomas et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Carbon cost of plant nitrogen acquisition: global carbon cycle impact from an improved plant nitrogen cycle in the Community Land Model

(2016) Mingjie Shi et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Pushing precipitation to the extremes in distributed experiments: recommendations for simulating wet and dry years

(2016) Alan K. Knapp et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

A compendium of temperature responses of Rubisco kinetic traits: variability among and within photosynthetic groups and impacts on photosynthesis modeling

(2016) Jeroni Galmés et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

A roadmap for improving the representation of photosynthesis in Earth system models

(2016) Alistair Rogers et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Modelling the influence of ectomycorrhizal decomposition on plant nutrition and soil carbon sequestration in boreal forest ecosystems

(2016) Preetisri Baskaran et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Stomatal acclimation to vapour pressure deficit doubles transpiration of small tree seedlings with warming

(2016) Renée M. Marchin et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Predicting stomatal responses to the environment from the optimization of photosynthetic gain and hydraulic cost

(2016) John S. Sperry et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Convergence in the temperature response of leaf respiration across biomes and plant functional types

(2016) Mary A. Heskel et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Optimal stomatal behavior with competition for water and risk of hydraulic impairment

(2016) Adam Wolf et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Recent pause in the growth rate of atmospheric CO2 due to enhanced terrestrial carbon uptake

(2016) Trevor F Keenan et al.   Nature Communications

Optimal allocation of leaf-level nitrogen: Implications for covariation ofVcmaxandJmaxand photosynthetic downregulation

(2016) J. A. Quebbeman et al.   Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences

Contrasting leaf phenological strategies optimize carbon gain under droughts of different duration

(2015) S. Manzoni et al.   ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES

A global meta-analysis of the relative extent of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities

(2015) Andrew Siefert et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Inclusion of ecologically based trait variation in plant functional types reduces the projected land carbon sink in an earth system model

(2015) Lieneke M. Verheijen et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Leaf and stem economics spectra drive diversity of functional plant traits in a dynamic global vegetation model

(2015) Boris Sakschewski et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Future productivity and carbon storage limited by terrestrial nutrient availability

(2015) William R. Wieder et al.   Nature Geoscience

Towards understanding resprouting at the global scale

(2015) Juli G. Pausas et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Global variability in leaf respiration in relation to climate, plant functional types and leaf traits

(2015) Owen K. Atkin et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

How Does Leaf Anatomy Influence Water Transport outside the Xylem?

(2015) Thomas N. Buckley et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Using ecosystem experiments to improve vegetation models

(2015) Belinda E. Medlyn et al.   Nature Climate Change

Optimal stomatal behaviour around the world

(2015) Yan-Shih Lin et al.   Nature Climate Change

Modeling the Terrestrial Biosphere

(2014) Joshua B. Fisher et al.   Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Plant diversity and drought: The role of deep roots

(2014) Magnus Lindh et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Increased forest carbon storage with increased atmospheric CO2 despite nitrogen limitation: a game-theoretic allocation model for trees in competition for nitrogen and light

(2014) Ray Dybzinski et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

A model of plant isoprene emission based on available reducing power captures responses to atmospheric CO2

(2014) Catherine Morfopoulos et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Forests trapped in nitrogen limitation - an ecological market perspective on ectomycorrhizal symbiosis

(2014) Oskar Franklin et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Temperature responses of the Rubisco maximum carboxylase activity across domains of life: phylogenetic signals, trade-offs, and importance for carbon gain

(2014) J. Galmés et al.   PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH

Temperature drives global patterns in forest biomass distribution in leaves, stems, and roots

(2014) P. B. Reich et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Linking plant and ecosystem functional biogeography

(2014) M. Reichstein et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Modeling the carbon cost of plant nitrogen acquisition: Mycorrhizal trade-offs and multipath resistance uptake improve predictions of retranslocation

(2014) Edward R. Brzostek et al.   Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences

Optimization of stomatal conductance for maximum carbon gain under dynamic soil moisture

(2013) Stefano Manzoni et al.   ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES

The optimal stomatal response to atmospheric CO2 concentration: Alternative solutions, alternative interpretations

(2013) Belinda E. Medlyn et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Soybean leaf hydraulic conductance does not acclimate to growth at elevated [CO2] or temperature in growth chambers or in the field

(2013) Anna M. Locke et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

A unifying conceptual model for the environmental responses of isoprene emissions from plants

(2013) Catherine Morfopoulos et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Resource limitation in a competitive context determines complex plant responses to experimental resource additions

(2013) Caroline E. Farrior et al.   ECOLOGY

Balancing the costs of carbon gain and water transport: testing a new theoretical framework for plant functional ecology

(2013) I. Colin Prentice et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Elevated [CO2] magnifies isoprene emissions under heat and improves thermal resistance in hybrid aspen

(2013) Zhihong Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Sensitivity of tropical carbon to climate change constrained by carbon dioxide variability

(2013) Peter M. Cox et al.   NATURE

Enhanced Seasonal Exchange of CO2 by Northern Ecosystems Since 1960

(2013) H. D. Graven et al.   SCIENCE

Finding generality in ecology: a model for globally distributed experiments

(2013) Elizabeth T. Borer et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Modeling forest stand dynamics from optimal balances of carbon and nitrogen

(2012) Harry T. Valentine et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Volatile isoprenoid emissions from plastid to planet

(2012) Sandy P. Harrison et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Resprouting as a key functional trait: how buds, protection and resources drive persistence after fire

(2012) P. J. Clarke et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Effects of temperature and irradiance on quantum yield of PSII photochemistry and xanthophyll cycle in a tropical and a temperate species

(2012) A. Dongsansuk et al.   PHOTOSYNTHETICA

The Coordination of Leaf Photosynthesis Links C and N Fluxes in C3 Plant Species

(2012) Vincent Maire et al.   PLoS One

Toward dynamic global vegetation models for simulating vegetation–climate interactions and feedbacks: recent developments, limitations, and future challenges

(2011) Anne Quillet et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS

Interactive responses of old-field plant growth and composition to warming and precipitation

(2011) Susanne S. Hoeppner et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Going beyond limitations of plant functional types when predicting global ecosystem-atmosphere fluxes: exploring the merits of traits-based approaches

(2011) P. M. Van Bodegom et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Biomass allocation to leaves, stems and roots: meta-analyses of interspecific variation and environmental control

(2011) Hendrik Poorter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Reconciling the optimal and empirical approaches to modelling stomatal conductance

(2010) BELINDA E. MEDLYN et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

An overview of models of stomatal conductance at the leaf level

(2010) GAËLLE DAMOUR et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Global patterns of vegetation response to millennial-scale variability and rapid climate change during the last glacial period

(2010) S.P. Harrison et al.   QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Xylem hydraulic physiology: The functional backbone of terrestrial plant productivity

(2009) Timothy J. Brodribb   PLANT SCIENCE

Mild versus severe stress and BVOCs: thresholds, priming and consequences

(2009) Ülo Niinemets   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

A reconstruction of global agricultural areas and land cover for the last millennium

(2008) J. Pongratz et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

Forest fine-root production and nitrogen use under elevated CO2: contrasting responses in evergreen and deciduous trees explained by a common principle

(2008) OSKAR FRANKLIN et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY