Atmospheric dryness reduces photosynthesis along a large range of soil water deficits

Using global flux tower observations, the authors show that atmospheric dryness always reduces photosynthesis, whereas soil dryness can increase photosynthesis if soil water stores are sufficient.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Nature Communications
Main Authors:	Zheng Fu, Philippe Ciais, I. Colin Prentice, Pierre Gentine, David Makowski, Ana Bastos, Xiangzhong Luo, Julia K. Green, Paul C. Stoy, Hui Yang, Tomohiro Hajima
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28652-7

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