Carbon dioxide fluxes in moist and dry arctic tundra during the snow-free season: Responses to increases in summer temperature and winter snow accumulation

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 373-380

  Jones, M H ^a,c   Fahnestock, J T ^a   Walker, D A ^b   Walker, M D ^b   Welker, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; SEASONALITY; SOIL EMISSION; TUNDRA;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032435193     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00040851.1998.12002912     Document Type: Article

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