Eddy covariance measurements of CO2 and energy fluxes of an Alaskan tussock tundra ecosystem

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 686-701

  Vourlitis, George L ^a   Oechel, Walter C ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic Alaska; Climate change; CO2 flux; Ecophysiology; Eddy covariance; Energy balance; Eriophorum vaginatum; Tussock tundra

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY FLUX; TUNDRA;

ALASKA; HAPPY VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032981988     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[0686:ECMOCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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