Effects of spatial aggregation on predictions of forest climate change response

Climate Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-124

  Nungesser, Martha K ^a   Joyce, Linda A ^b   McGuire, A David ^c  

^a MACA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated assessments; Net primary production; Scaling; Temperature; Terrestrial Ecosystem Model; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MODELING; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PREDICTION; TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 0033594239     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr011109     Document Type: Article

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