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Simulating the spatiotemporal variations in aboveground biomass in Inner Mongolian grasslands under environmental changes
LAPC, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing, 100029, China
Zhongkui Luo
College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University,
Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
Yao Huang
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute
of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
Wenjuan Sun
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute
of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
Yurong Wei
Inner Mongolia Ecology and Agrometeorology Centre, Hohhot, Inner
Mongolia 100051, China
Liujun Xiao
College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University,
Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
School of Atmospheric Sciences and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory
for Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, Sun Yat-sen University,
Zhuhai, 519000, China
Jinhuan Zhu
LAOR, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing, 100029, China
Tingting Li
LAPC, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing, 100029, China
Wen Zhang
LAPC, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing, 100029, China
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We simulate the spatiotemporal dynamics of aboveground biomass (AGB) in Inner Mongolian grasslands using a machine-learning-based approach. Under climate change, on average, compared with the historical AGB (average of 1981–2019), the AGB at the end of this century (average of 2080–2100) would decrease by 14 % under RCP4.5 and 28 % under RCP8.5. The decrease in AGB might be mitigated or even reversed by positive carbon dioxide enrichment effects on plant growth.
We simulate the spatiotemporal dynamics of aboveground biomass (AGB) in Inner Mongolian...
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