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doi: 10.1111/nph.13253
pmid: 25581061
Summary Leaf dark respiration (Rdark) is an important yet poorly quantified component of the global carbon cycle. Given this, we analyzed a new global database of Rdark and associated leaf traits. Data for 899 species were compiled from 100 sites (from the Arctic to the tropics). Several woody and nonwoody plant functional types (PFTs) were represented. Mixed‐effects models were used to disentangle sources of variation in Rdark. Area‐based Rdark at the prevailing average daily growth temperature (T) of each site increased only twofold from the Arctic to the tropics, despite a 20°C increase in growing T (8–28°C). By contrast, Rdark at a standard T (25°C, Rdark25) was threefold higher in the Arctic than in the tropics, and twofold higher at arid than at mesic sites. Species and PFTs at cold sites exhibited higher Rdark25 at a given photosynthetic capacity (Vcmax25) or leaf nitrogen concentration ([N]) than species at warmer sites. Rdark25 values at any given Vcmax25 or [N] were higher in herbs than in woody plants. The results highlight variation in Rdark among species and across global gradients in T and aridity. In addition to their ecological significance, the results provide a framework for improving representation of Rdark in terrestrial biosphere models (TBMs) and associated land‐surface components of Earth system models (ESMs).
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temperature sensitivity, 550, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Acclimatization, Climate, acclimation, DARK RESPIRATION, leaf nitrogen (N), Theoretical, Models, climate models, leaf respiration, Photosynthesis, Aridity, Temperatures, plants, Respiration, Temperature, Plants, Acclimation; Aridity; Climate models; Leaf nitrogen (N); Photosynthesis; Plant functional types (PFTs); Respiration; Temperature; Acclimatization; Carbon Dioxide; Cell Respiration; Climate; Models, Theoretical; Nitrogen; Phenotype; Photosynthesis; Plant Leaves; Plants; Temperature; Carbon Cycle, acclimatization, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], SCALING RELATIONSHIPS, Phenotype, aridity, plant functional types (PFTs), nitrogen concentration, Leaf nitrogen (N), Life Sciences & Biomedicine, PHOTOSYNTHETIC CAPACITY, terrestrial carbon-cycle, thermal-acclimation, ELEVATED ATMOSPHERIC CO2, Nitrogen, Plant Biology & Botany, Cell Respiration, tropical rain-forests, climatic changes, Climate models, Carbon Cycle, TROPICAL RAIN-FORESTS, THERMAL-ACCLIMATION, 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, XXXXXX - Unknown, TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY, NITROGEN CONCENTRATION, Plant functional types (PFTs), TERRESTRIAL CARBON-CYCLE, elevated atmospheric co2, photosynthetic capacity, 580, Science & Technology, photosynthesis, Plant Sciences, scaling relationships, temperature, 06 Biological Sciences, Carbon Dioxide, Models, Theoretical, vegetation models, Plant Leaves, VEGETATION MODELS, dark respiration, Acclimation, respiration
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