Citation
Zhang, Yulong; Song, Conghe; Hwang, Taehee; Novick, Kimberly; Coulston, John W.; Vose, James; Dannenberg, Matthew P.; Hakkenberg, Christopher R.; Mao, Jiafu; & Woodcock, Curtis E. (2021). Land Cover Change-Induced Decline in Terrestrial Gross Primary Production over the Conterminous United States from 2001 to 2016. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 308-9, 108609.Abstract
As one of the most dynamic aspects of global environmental change, land cover change (LCC) has a profound impact on terrestrial carbon sequestration. However, LCC-induced carbon fluxes are still the most uncertain terms in global and regional carbon budgets. Ecosystem gross primary production (GPP) is the total carbon uptake by vegetation through photosynthesis, serving as a major control on ecosystem function and land carbon balance during and after the modification of the land surface. However, accurately capturing LCC-induced GPP changes requires both high-quality land cover data and controlling for variation driven by other environmental factors such as climate. In this study, we comprehensively examined the effects of LCC on annual GPP trends over the conterminous United States (CONUS) from 2001 to 2016 using the USGS National Land Cover Database, a remote sensing-driven ecosystem model, and the Google Earth Engine cloud computing platform. We designed a series of model experiments to identify LCC effects on GPP by controlling climate effects. During the study period, LCC exerted a strong negative effect on total GPP across the CONUS ([-2.2, -1.8] Tg C yrURL
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108609Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2021Journal Title
Agricultural and Forest MeteorologyAuthor(s)
Zhang, YulongSong, Conghe
Hwang, Taehee
Novick, Kimberly
Coulston, John W.
Vose, James
Dannenberg, Matthew P.
Hakkenberg, Christopher R.
Mao, Jiafu
Woodcock, Curtis E.