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Productivity (ecology)
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Lake Baikal, lying in a rift zone in southeastern Siberia, is the world's oldest, deepest, and most voluminous lake that began to form over 30 million years ago. Cited as the "most outstanding example of a freshwater ecosystem" and designated a World Herit ...
NATL ACAD SCIENCES2020Heterogeneous nucleation of water vapor on different types of black carbon particles
The heterogeneous nucleation of water vapor on insoluble particles affects cloud formation, precipitation, the hydrological cycle, and climate. Despite its importance, heterogeneous nucleation remains a poorly understood phenomenon that relies heavily on e ...
COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH2020Intracellular competition for nitrogen controls dinoflagellate population density in corals
Anders Meibom, Stéphane Laurent Escrig, Maoz Fine, Julia Marie Jeanne Yvonne Bodin, Maria-Evangelia Giovani
The density of dinoflagellate microalgae in the tissue of symbiotic corals is an important determinant for health and productivity of the coral animal. Yet, the specific mechanism for their regulation and the consequence for coral nutrition are insufficien ...
ROYAL SOC2020Global warming affects nutrient upwelling in deep lakes
Alfred Johny Wüest, Robert Vincent Schwefel
Measures to reduce lake phosphorus concentrations have been encouragingly successful in many parts of the world. After significant eutrophication in the twentieth century, nutrient concentrations have declined in many natural settings. In addition to these ...
2019Responses of plant leaf economic and hydraulic traits mediate the effects of early- and late-season drought on grassland productivity
Alexandre Buttler, Pierre Rémi Mariotte, Constant Signarbieux, Amarante Vitra, Claire Emilie Deléglise, Lia Aimée Marie-Joe Lamacque
Drought can occur at different times during the grassland growing season, likely having contrasting effects on forage production when happening early or later in the season. However, knowledge about the interacting effects of the timing of drought and the ...
Oxford University Press (OUP)2019Pyrogenic iron: The missing link to high iron solubility in aerosols
Atmospheric deposition is a source of potentially bioavailable iron (Fe) and thus can partially control biological productivity in large parts of the ocean. However, the explanation of observed high aerosol Fe solubility compared to that in soil particles ...
2019Oxygen consumption in seasonally stratified lakes decreases only below a marginal phosphorus threshold
Alfred Johny Wüest, Robert Vincent Schwefel
Areal oxygen (O-2) consumption in deeper layers of stratified lakes and reservoirs depends on the amount of settling organic matter. As phosphorus (P) limits primary production in most lakes, protective and remediation efforts often seek to reduce P input. ...
Springer2019Spatial and temporal changes of primary production in a deep peri-alpine lake
Alfred Johny Wüest, Damien Bouffard, Tiit Kutser
Lake productivity is fundamental to biogeochemical budgets as well as estimating ecological state and predicting future development. Combining modelling with Earth Observation data facilitates a new perspective for studying lake primary production. In this ...
2019Responses of permanent grasslands to drought during the plant growing season: combining agronomic, functional and ecophysiological approaches
Extreme summer drought events are predicted to increase in intensity and frequency within the current century. The resulting water scarcity could dramatically impact human activities related to agriculture, due to the strong relationship between precipitat ...
EPFL2019Continental-scale decrease in net primary productivity in streams due to climate warming
Streams play a key role in the global carbon cycle. The balance between carbon intake through photosynthesis and carbon release via respiration influences carbon emissions from streams and depends on temperature. However, the lack of a comprehensive analys ...
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