High temperature sensitivity of monoterpene emissions from global vegetation


Bourtsoukidis, Efstratios ORCID: 0000-0001-5578-9414, Pozzer, Andrea ORCID: 0000-0003-2440-6104, Williams, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-9421-1703, Makowski, David ORCID: 0000-0001-6385-3703, Peñuelas, Josep ORCID: 0000-0002-7215-0150, Matthaios, Vasileios N ORCID: 0000-0002-0134-8637, Lazoglou, Georgia, Yañez-Serrano, Ana Maria, Lelieveld, Jos ORCID: 0000-0001-6307-3846, Ciais, Philippe et al (show 3 more authors) (2024) High temperature sensitivity of monoterpene emissions from global vegetation. Communications Earth & Environment, 5 (1). 23-.

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Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Terrestrial vegetation emits vast amounts of monoterpenes into the atmosphere, influencing ecological interactions and atmospheric chemistry. Global emissions are simulated as a function of temperature with a fixed exponential relationship (β coefficient) across forest ecosystems and environmental conditions. We applied meta-analysis algorithms on 40 years of published monoterpene emission data and show that relationship between emissions and temperature is more sensitive and intricate than previously thought. Considering the entire dataset, a higher temperature sensitivity (β = 0.13 ± 0.01 °C<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup>) is derived but with a linear increase with the reported coefficients of determination (R<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>), indicating that co-occurring environmental factors modify the temperature sensitivity of the emissions that is primarily related to the specific plant functional type (PFT). Implementing a PFT-dependent β in a biogenic emission model, coupled with a chemistry – climate model, demonstrated that atmospheric processes are exceptionally dependent on monoterpene emissions which are subject to amplified variations under rising temperatures.</jats:p>

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: 13 Climate Action
Divisions: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 21 Mar 2024 09:16
Last Modified: 21 Mar 2024 09:16
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-023-01175-9
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3179760
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