title: Comment on "Drought-induced reduction in global terrestrial net primary production from 2000 through 2009".
abstract: Zhao and Running (Reports, 20 August 2010, p. 940) reported a reduction in global terrestrial net primary production (NPP) from 2000 through 2009. We argue that the small trends, regional patterns, and interannual variations that they describe are artifacts of their NPP model. Satellite observations of vegetation activity show no statistically significant changes in more than 85% of the vegetated lands south of 70°N during the same 2000 to 2009 period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography and Environment, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA. arindam.sam@gmail.com
authors.forename: Arindam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samanta
authors.forename: Marcos H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Edson L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Simone A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ranga B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Myneni
mesh_terms: D001272:Atmosphere; D018533:Biomass; D057486:Carbon Cycle; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D055864:Droughts; D017753:Ecosystem; D010788:Photosynthesis; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D013020:South America
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide