Impacts of reduced wind speed on physiology and ecosystem carbon flux of a semi-arid steppe ecosystem |
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Authors: | DongYan Jin Qiong Gao YaLin Wang Li Xu |
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Institution: | 1. Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management, Ministry of Civil Affairs&Ministry of Education, Bei-jing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China 2. College of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China |
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Abstract: | Decreasing wind speed is one aspect of global climate change as well as global warming, and has become a new research orientation in recent decades. The decrease is especially evident in places with frequent perennially high wind speeds. We simulated decreased wind speed by using a steel-sheet wind shield in a temperate grassland in Inner Mongolia to examine the changes in physical environmental variables, as well as their impacts on the photosynthesis of grass leaves and net ecosystem exchange (NEE). We then used models to calculate the variation of boundary layer conductance (BLC) and its impact on leaf photosynthesis, and this allowed us to separate the direct effects of wind speed reduction on leaf photosynthesis (BLC) from the indirect ones (via soil moisture balance). The results showed that reduced wind speed primarily resulted in higher moisture and temperature in soil, and indirectly affected net assimilation and water use efficiency of the prevalent bunch grass Stipa krylovii. Moreover, the wind-sheltered plant community had a stronger ability to sequester carbon than did the wind-exposed community during the growing season. |
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Keywords: | wind speed reduction boundary layer conductance photosynthesis net ecosystem exchange semi-arid steppe |
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