Partitioning evapotranspiration fluxes from a Colorado grassland using stable isotopes: Seasonal variations and ecosystem implications of elevated atmospheric CO2

Plant and Soil

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 291-303

  Ferretti, D F ^a   Pendall, E ^b   Morgan, J A ^c   Nelson, J A ^c   LeCain, D ^c   Mosier, A R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

18O 16O; Bouteloua gracilis; Elevated CO2; Plant transpiration; Soil evaporation; Stipa comata

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRASSLAND; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION;

UNITED STATES;

BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; HESPEROSTIPA COMATA COMATA; STIPA;

EID: 0041520172     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025511618571     Document Type: Article

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