Net ecosystem production: A comprehensive measure of net carbon accumulation by ecosystems

Ecological Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 937-947

  Randerson, J T ^a   Chapin III, F S ^b   Harden, J W ^c   Neff, J C ^d   Harmon, M E ^e  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric CO2; Biosphere atmosphere fluxes; Carbon accumulation by ecosystems; Carbon balance; Disturbance; Measuring; Net biome production; Net ecosystem production; Net primary production; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON FLUX; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

EID: 0036707072     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2002)012[0937:NEPACM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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