Spatial and temporal variations in hectare-scale net CO2 flux, respiration and gross primary production of arctic tundra ecosystems

Functional Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-214

  Vourlitis, G L ^a,b   Harazono, Y ^c   Oechel, W C ^b   Yoshimoto, M ^b   Mano, M ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alaska; Ecophysiology; Eddy covariance; Global change; Scaling

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TUNDRA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033894862     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2000.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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