Effects of temperature and soil texture on ANPP in the U.S. Great plains

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2628-2631

  Epstein, H E ^a   Lauenroth, W K ^a   Burke, I C ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground net primary production; ANPP vs. temperature and soil texture; Climate change effects on primary production; Great Plains of the United States; Inverse texture effect; Precipitation and grasslands ANPP; Spatial patterns of ANPP

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; GRASSLAND; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOIL TEXTURE; TEMPERATURE;

GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031403868     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[2628:EOTAST]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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