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Water-use efficiency (WUE) is one of the most important indicators of the strength of the carbon-water coupling for ecosystems and plants. The annual WUE patterns among different types of forests have ...

Rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) are widely known to have high economic and defensive values. However, little is known about how the ecohydrological and coupled processes between the carbon gain and ...

The Sonoran Desert of southwest Arizona is the hottest desert in the United States. The climate is severe, delivering an extreme contrast between aridity and moisture thanks to its warm subtropical ...