Annual carbon cost of autotrophic respiration in boreal forest ecosystems in relation to species and climate

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 28871-28883

  Ryan, Michael G ^a   Lavigne, Michael B ^b   Gower, Stith T ^c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; PINACEAE; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; SALICACEAE;

AUTOTROPHIC RESPIRATION; BOREAL ECOSYSTEM-ATMOSPHERE STUDY; BOREAL FOREST; BOREAS; CARBON; CARBON STORAGE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LEAF; RESPIRATION; ROOT; WOOD;

CANADA, MANITOBA; CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 0031433758     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01236     Document Type: Article

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