Interannual Variations in Terrestrial Net Ecosystem Productivity and Climate Attribution in the Southern Hilly Region of China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Method
2.1. Dataset
2.2. Method
2.2.1. Linear Trend Analysis
2.2.2. Partial Correlation Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Spatial–Temporal Variation of Climatic Factors
3.2. Spatial–Temporal Variation of NPP
3.3. NPP in Relation to Climate Factors
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Province | Increase | Significant Increase | Decrease | Significant Decrease |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anhui | 99.9 | 74.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Fujian | 44.2 | 5.7 | 55.8 | 3.5 |
Hubei | 98.9 | 67.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
Hunan | 93.0 | 64.3 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
Guangdong | 49.8 | 9.7 | 50.2 | 10.3 |
Guangxi | 85.1 | 45.0 | 14.9 | 0.4 |
Jiangxi | 74.4 | 32.9 | 25.6 | 2.6 |
Zhejiang | 91.4 | 30.3 | 8.6 | 0.4 |
Province | Tmean | Precipitation | Tmax | Tmin | ||||||||
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+ | − | Total | + | − | Total | + | − | Total | + | − | Total | |
Anhui | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 14.0 | 0.1 | 14.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
Fujian | 25.7 | 0.1 | 25.8 | 0.0 | 57.6 | 57.7 | 28.2 | 0.0 | 28.2 | 1.4 | 7.6 | 9.0 |
Hubei | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 55.0 | 0.0 | 55.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 13.5 |
Hunan | 29.1 | 0.0 | 29.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 8.8 |
Guangdong | 23.5 | 0.1 | 23.6 | 0.0 | 33.1 | 33.1 | 20.4 | 0.0 | 20.4 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
Guangxi | 19.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 7.9 |
Jiangxi | 32.1 | 0.0 | 32.1 | 1.6 | 28.1 | 29.7 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 0.3 | 10.5 |
Zhejiang | 12.2 | 0.1 | 12.3 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
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Qi, X.; Liu, S.; Wu, S.; Wang, J.; Wang, J.; Zheng, C.; Wang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Luo, Q.; Li, Q.; et al. Interannual Variations in Terrestrial Net Ecosystem Productivity and Climate Attribution in the Southern Hilly Region of China. Plants 2024, 13, 246. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/plants13020246
Qi X, Liu S, Wu S, Wang J, Wang J, Zheng C, Wang Y, Liu Y, Luo Q, Li Q, et al. Interannual Variations in Terrestrial Net Ecosystem Productivity and Climate Attribution in the Southern Hilly Region of China. Plants. 2024; 13(2):246. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/plants13020246
Chicago/Turabian StyleQi, Xin, Shuhua Liu, Shaoan Wu, Jian Wang, Jiaming Wang, Chao Zheng, Yong Wang, Yang Liu, Quan Luo, Qianglong Li, and et al. 2024. "Interannual Variations in Terrestrial Net Ecosystem Productivity and Climate Attribution in the Southern Hilly Region of China" Plants 13, no. 2: 246. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/plants13020246