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Recent advances in ecosystem-atmosphere interactions: an ecological perspective.

P R Moorcroft1

  • 1Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. paul_moorcroft@harvard.edu

Proceedings. Biological Sciences
|June 21, 2003
PubMed
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Atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems interact dynamically. Understanding these long-term ecosystem-atmosphere interactions is crucial for climate feedback, especially with diverse plant communities.

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Area of Science:

  • Earth System Science
  • Ecology
  • Climate Science

Background:

  • Atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems exhibit fundamental coupling across various timescales.
  • Short-term interactions involve rapid exchange of carbon dioxide (CO2), water, and energy.
  • Long-term interactions include climate-driven ecosystem changes that feedback to influence climate over decades to centuries.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advances in understanding long-term ecosystem-atmosphere interactions.
  • To examine challenges in assessing ecosystem-atmosphere stability and resilience.
  • To present Structured Ecosystem Models as a solution for scaling ecological dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Discussion of three case studies on long-term ecosystem-atmosphere interactions.

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  • Analysis of limitations in Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs) due to functional diversity.
  • Application of Structured Ecosystem Models (SEMs) for improved scaling.

    • Main Results:

    • Dynamic Global Vegetation Models struggle to capture ecosystem-atmosphere interactions due to plant community heterogeneity.
    • Structured Ecosystem Models effectively bridge short-term physiological responses with long-term ecosystem dynamics.
    • SEMs provide a more accurate representation of complex, functionally diverse ecosystems.

    Conclusions:

    • Accurate modeling of long-term ecosystem-atmosphere interactions requires accounting for functional diversity and heterogeneity.
    • Structured Ecosystem Models offer a promising approach to overcome limitations of traditional DGVMs.
    • Improved understanding of these interactions is vital for predicting climate feedbacks and ecosystem resilience.