Spatial and temporal variations of vegetation water use efficiency and its response to climate change and human activities in the West Liao River Plain, China

Water use efficiency [WUE = gross primary production (GPP)/evapotranspiration (ET)] is an important indicator of the degree of coupling between carbon and water cycles in ecosystems. However, the response of the carbon and water cycles to climate change and human activities,as well as the underlying...

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Main Authors: Mengmeng Gao, Qiong Liu, Yali Liu, Nan Yang, Yi Wang, Xiaolei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1176131/full