Acclimation of ecosystem CO2 exchange in the Alaskan Arctic in response to decadal climate warming

Nature

Volumn 406, Issue 6799, 2000, Pages 978-981

  Oechel, Walter C ^a   Vourlitis, George L ^a,b   Hastings, Steven J ^a   Zuluete, Rommel C ^a   Maxman, Larry ^c   Kane, Douglas ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WARMING;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EXHAUST GAS; GLOBAL CLIMATE; MINERALIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETATION;

ARCTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034739002     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35023137     Document Type: Article

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