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Nicholas G. Smith

Researcher at Texas Tech University

Publications -  78
Citations -  3120

Nicholas G. Smith is an academic researcher from Texas Tech University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Photosynthesis. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 55 publications receiving 1787 citations. Previous affiliations of Nicholas G. Smith include Purdue University & Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

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TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

Jens Kattge, +754 more
TL;DR: The extent of the trait data compiled in TRY is evaluated and emerging patterns of data coverage and representativeness are analyzed to conclude that reducing data gaps and biases in the TRY database remains a key challenge and requires a coordinated approach to data mobilization and trait measurements.
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Plant respiration and photosynthesis in global‐scale models: incorporating acclimation to temperature and CO2

TL;DR: The latest empirical evidence that short-term responses of plant carbon exchange rates to temperature and CO2 are modified by plant photosynthetic and respiratory acclimation as well as biogeochemical feedbacks is reviewed.
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Global variability in leaf respiration in relation to climate, plant functional types and leaf traits

Owen K. Atkin, +78 more
- 01 Apr 2015 - 
TL;DR: A new global database of Rdark and associated leaf traits is analyzed and values at any given Vcmax or leaf nitrogen concentration were higher in herbs than in woody plants, and variation in Rdark among species and across global gradients in T and aridity is highlighted.
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Acclimation and adaptation components of the temperature dependence of plant photosynthesis at the global scale

TL;DR: A summary model to represent photosynthetic temperature responses was developed and showed that it predicted the observed global variation in optimal temperatures with high accuracy, which should enable improved prediction of the function of global ecosystems in a warming climate.
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Global photosynthetic capacity is optimized to the environment.

TL;DR: The results indicate that environmentally regulated biophysical constraints and light availability are the first‐order drivers of global photosynthetic capacity, thus maximizing potential resource use for growth and reproduction.