Abstract:<p>Terrestrial ecosystems play a major role in the interannual variability of the global carbon budget representing a substantial sink equivalent to about one-third of current anthropogenic CO<sub>2</sub> emissions (Le Qu&#233;r&#233; et al., 2018). Therefore, it is vital to understand how plants and vegetation respond to the impacts of climate extremes as this impacts the productivity terrestrial ecosystems. The conterminous United States (CONUS) repre… Show more
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