Sensitivity of spruce/moss boreal forest net ecosystem productivity to seasonal anomalies in weather

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 29053-29064

  Frolking, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK SPRUCE; BOREAL ECOSYSTEM-ATMOSPHERE STUDY; BOREAL FOREST; BOREAS; CARBON BUDGET; MOSS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; PRECIPITATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPRUCE; WEATHER;

CANADA, MANITOBA, THOMPSON;

PICEA MARIANA; PINACEAE; BRYOPHYTA; PICEA;

EID: 0031463235     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03707     Document Type: Article

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