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Collaborative Research: NSF-SNSF: SCALE-UP - Understanding VPD impacts on forests across s — NSF Award to University of Iowa (IA,

The dryness of the Earth's atmosphere (vapor pressure deficit, or VPD) is increasing. Its effects on many plant processes – from leaf photosynthesis, to tree growth and mortality, to forest production and water use – remain poorly understood. How does rising VPD affect different tree species growing in different locati

Award titleCollaborative Research: NSF-SNSF: SCALE-UP - Understanding VPD impacts on forests across s
Award ID2530382
AwardeeUniversity of Iowa
CityIOWA CITY
StateIA
Amount obligated$599,594
Principal investigatorMatthew Dannenberg
ProgramOrg Interaction & Ecology
Start date08/01/2026
AbstractThe dryness of the Earth's atmosphere (vapor pressure deficit, or VPD) is increasing. Its effects on many plant processes – from leaf photosynthesis, to tree growth and mortality, to forest production and water use – remain poorly understood. How does rising VPD affect different tree species growing in different locations? How do the effects of rising VPD on plants vary depending on the amount of moisture in the soil? How much and how quickly can plants cope with changes in VPD? And how do VPD e
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