reviewPlant Cell & EnvironmentFeb 13, 2024HYBRID OA

The impacts of rising vapour pressure deficit in natural and managed ecosystems

KAKimberly A. NovickDLDarren L. FicklinCGCharlotte GrossiordAGAlexandra G. KoningsJMJordi Martínez‐Vilalta

Indiana University Bloomington · Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research · +20 more institutions

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Abstract

An exponential rise in the atmospheric vapour pressure deficit (VPD) is among the most consequential impacts of climate change in terrestrial ecosystems. Rising VPD has negative and cascading effects on nearly all aspects of plant function including photosynthesis, water status, growth and survival. These responses are exacerbated by land-atmosphere interactions that couple VPD to soil water and govern the evolution of drought, affecting a range of ecosystem services including carbon uptake, biodiversity, the provisioning of water resources and crop yields. However, despite the global nature of this phenomenon, research on how to incorporate these impacts into resilient management regimes is largely in its…

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  • Vapour Pressure Deficit
  • Natural (archaeology)
  • Ecosystem
  • Environmental science
  • Natural resource economics
  • Atmospheric sciences
  • Ecology
  • Economics
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Clean water and sanitation
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