Seasonal biological carryover dominates northern vegetation growth

The future of terrestrial systems is influenced by their past, but this carryover effect is rarely quantified. Here, the authors provide the first quantitative evidence that a greener spring begets a greener summer and autumn, and that this carryover effect is even stronger than climate drivers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xu Lian, Shilong Piao, Anping Chen, Kai Wang, Xiangyi Li, Wolfgang Buermann, Chris Huntingford, Josep Peñuelas, Hao Xu, Ranga B. Myneni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21223-2