Analyzing the ecosystem carbon dynamics of four European coniferous forests using a biogeochemistry model

Ecosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 168-184

  Churkina, Galina ^a   Tenhunen, John ^b   Thornton, Peter ^c   Falge, Eva M ^b   Elbers, Jan A ^d   Erhard, Markus ^e   Grünwald, Thomas ^f   Kowalski, Andrew S ^g   Rannik, Üllar ^h   Sprinz, Detlef ^e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^f DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Ecosystem model; Eddy covariance; Evapotranspiration; Net ecosystem exchange

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON BUDGET; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION;

EUROPE;

EID: 0037358475     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-002-0197-2     Document Type: Article

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