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Model evaluation paper
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02 Nov 2018
Model evaluation paper |
| 02 Nov 2018
| 02 Nov 2018
Carbon–nitrogen coupling under three schemes of model representation: a traceability analysis
Zhenggang Du
Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
Ensheng Weng
Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY 10025, USA
Lifen Jiang
Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University, AZ, USA
Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University, AZ, USA
Department for Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Jianyang Xia
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
Forest Ecosystem Research and Observation Station in Putuo Island, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, 1515 North Zhongshan Rd, Shanghai 200437, China
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- Mycorrhizal mediation of soil carbon in permafrost regions depends on soil nutrient stoichiometry and physical protection J. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170907
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- Data-driven quantification of nitrogen enrichment impact on Northern Hemisphere plant biomass Y. Liu et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac7b38
- Enzyme–substrate reactions and kinetic theory in biogeochemical cycling in soils: What we know and what we don’t know S. Akter et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecz.2026.100095
- Minor carbon sequestration under nitrogen deposition due to downregulated nitrogen uptake and use efficiency S. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110220
- Similar carbon accumulation rates with distinct drivers in two temperate forest restoration approaches F. Du et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2025.109249
- Reparameterization Required After Model Structure Changes From Carbon Only to Carbon‐Nitrogen Coupling S. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021MS002798
- Experimental warming reduces ecosystem resistance and resilience to severe flooding in a wetland B. Sun et al. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abl9526
- The response of ecosystem carbon and nitrogen pools to experimental warming in grasslands: a meta-analysis J. Zou et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac020
- Coupling of soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in drylands under climate change Y. Han et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106735
- Nutrient Limitations Lead to a Reduced Magnitude of Disequilibrium in the Global Terrestrial Carbon Cycle N. Wei et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JG006764
- Full Implementation of Matrix Approach to Biogeochemistry Module of CLM5 X. Lu et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020MS002105
- Improvement of predicting ecosystem productivity by modifying carbon–water–nitrogen coupling processes in a temperate grassland K. Cheng et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaa072
- A traceability analysis system for model evaluation on land carbon dynamics: design and applications J. Zhou et al. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-021-00281-w
- Contrasting residual effects of different biochar types on maize nitrogen uptake, biomass accumulation, water and nitrogen use efficiency under alternate partial root-zone drying irrigation H. Wan et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-025-00518-3
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Short summary
In this study, based on a traceability analysis technique, we evaluated alternative representations of C–N interactions and their impacts on the C cycle using the TECO model framework. Our results showed that different representations of C–N coupling processes lead to divergent effects on plant production, C residence time, and thus the ecosystem C storage capacity. Identifying those effects can help us to improve the N limitation assumptions employed in terrestrial ecosystem models.
In this study, based on a traceability analysis technique, we evaluated alternative...
