Review of Climate Change Impacts on Future Carbon Stores and Management of Warm Deserts of the United States.

摘要

In this review, we summarize the literature from the warm deserts of North America and consider leaf (Anet), soil (Rs), and plant community (aboveground net primary productivity; ANPP) studies from the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan Deserts to determine if common trends exist across measurement scales that can be utilized to effectively manage the warm deserts. Furthermore, we investigate the potential management strategies that may increase carbon sequestration or minimize carbon losses in this region. We begin by describing the warm deserts in the southwestern United States and consider climate change projections for this region. We then examine how climate change may affect NEE and carbon sequestration