Including the phosphorus cycle into the LPJ-GUESS dynamic  global vegetation model (v4.1, r10994) – global patterns and temporal trends of N and P primary production limitation

Dantas de Paula, Mateus; Forrest, Matthew; Warlind, David; Darela Filho, João Paulo; Fleischer, Katrin; Rammig, Anja; Hickler, Thomas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-2249-2025

Articles | Volume 18, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-2249-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-2249-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 7

Development and technical paper

|

11 Apr 2025

Development and technical paper |

| 11 Apr 2025

Including the phosphorus cycle into the LPJ-GUESS dynamic global vegetation model (v4.1, r10994) – global patterns and temporal trends of N and P primary production limitation

Mateus Dantas de Paula, Matthew Forrest, David Warlind, João Paulo Darela Filho, Katrin Fleischer, Anja Rammig, and Thomas Hickler

Data sets

LPJ-GUESS-CNP driver files (fixed) Mateus Dantas De Paula https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13594436

LPJ-GUESS-CNP driver files [Data set] Mateus Dantas De Paula https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13472421

LPJ-GUESS-CNP result files [Data set] Mateus Dantas De Paula https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13385547

LPJ-GUESS-CNP v1.0 Mateus Dantas De Paula https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13471785

Short summary

Our study maps global nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) availability and how they changed from 1901 to 2018. We find that tropical regions are mostly P-limited, while temperate and boreal areas face N limitations. Over time, P limitation increased, especially in the tropics, while N limitation decreased. These shifts are key to understanding global plant growth and carbon storage, highlighting the importance of including P dynamics in ecosystem models.