Reconciling carbon-cycle concepts, terminology, and methods

Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1041-1050

  Chapin III, F S ^a   Woodwell, G M ^b   Randerson, J T ^c   Rastetter, E B ^d   Lovett, G M ^e   Baldocchi, D D ^f   Clark, D A ^g   Harmon, M E ^h   Schimel, D S ⁱ   Valentini, R ^j   Wirth, C ^k   Aber, J D ^l   Cole, J J ^e   Goulden, M L ^c   Harden, J W ^m   Heimann, M ^k   Howarth, R W ⁿ   Matson, P A ^o   McGuire, A D ^a   Melillo, J M ^d   Mooney, H A ^o   Neff, J C ^p   Houghton, R A ^b   Pace, M L ^e   Ryan, M G ^p   Running, S W ^q   Sala, O E ^r   Schlesinger, W H ^s   Schulze, E D ^k   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^h OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^k MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^m U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

ⁿ Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^o STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^q ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^r BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^s DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Autotrophic respiration; Ecosystem respiration; Gross primary production; Heterotrophic respiration; Net biome production; Net ecosystem carbon balance; Net ecosystem exchange; Net ecosystem production; Net primary production

Indexed keywords

CARBON BALANCE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; ECOSYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33646480966     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-005-0105-7     Document Type: Review

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