Upland tundra in the foothills of the Brooks Range, Alaska, U.S.A.: Lichen long-term photosynthetic CO2 uptake and net carbon gain

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 252-261

  Lange, Otto L ^a   Hahn, Sabine C ^a   Meyer, Angelika ^a   Tenhunen, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON FLUX; LICHEN; TUNDRA;

ALASKA; BROOKS RANGE; UNITED STATES;

CETRARIA CUCULLATA; DACTYLINA ARCTICA; MASONHALEA RICHARDSONII; PELTIGERA APHTHOSA; PELTIGERA MALACEA; STEREOCAULON ALPINUM; THAMNOLIA VERMICULARIS;

EID: 0031710605     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1551972     Document Type: Article

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