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Nature Research, Nature, 7462(500), p. 287-295, 2013

DOI: 10.1038/nature12350

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Climate extremes and the carbon cycle

Journal article published in 2013 by Markus Reichstein, Michael Bahn, Philippe Ciais, Dorothea Frank ORCID, Miguel D. Mahecha, Sonia I. Seneviratne, Jakob Zscheischler ORCID, Christian Beer, Nina Buchmann, David C. Frank, Dario Papale ORCID, Anja Rammig, Pete Smith ORCID, Kirsten Thonicke, Marijn van der Velde and other authors.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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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.