A regional study of the controls on water vapor and CO2 exchange in arctic tundra

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2762-2776

  McFadden, Joseph P ^a   Eugster, Werner ^b   Chapin III, F Stuart ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic tundra; Carbon dioxide flux; Eddy covariance; Evaporation; Leaf area index; Net ecosystem exchange; Soil respiration; Surface conductance

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; EDDY COVARIANCE; EVAPORATION; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; SOIL RESPIRATION; TUNDRA; WATER VAPOR;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BRYOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 1342289291     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/01-0444     Document Type: Article

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