Mathew Williams

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a series of measurements to quantify the spatial distribution of LAI in a sub-Arctic landscape and then describe the upscaling process and its associated errors.

TL;DR: This study implies that models of C dynamics in the Arctic must include a bryophyte component if they are intended to predict the effects in the timing of the growing season, or of changes in vegetation composition, on Arctic C balance, and finds that seasonal changes in brysophyte photosynthetic capacity are important in determining ΣPB for both bryphyte species.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the ability of the JULES land surface model (LSM) to simulate gross primary productivity (GPP) on regional and global scales for 2001-2010.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors demonstrate that Global Forest Watch (GFW) provides robust indicators of forest loss at least for larger-scale forest change, but under-predicts losses driven by small-scale disturbances (< 2 ha), even though these are much larger than its minimum mapping unit (0.09 ha).

TL;DR: Diverse adaptations to permit photosynthetic carbon assimilation and utilization at the leaf and canopy level among different environments, as well as the synchronization of downstream metabolic processing of this carbon for growth and other functions, can be considered important drivers of biological diversity from a functional perspective.