Impact of changing soil moisture distribution on net ecosystem productivity of a boreal aspen forest during and following drought

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 208-223

  Krishnan, Praveena ^a   Black, T Andrew ^a   Grant, Nicholas J ^a   Barr, Alan G ^b   Jassal, Rachhpal S ^a   Morgenstern, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Ted) H   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal trembling aspen; Carbon balance; Drought; Ecosystem respiration; Eddy covariance; Evapotranspiration; Gross ecosystem photosynthesis; Net ecosystem productivity

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON SINK; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LEAF AREA INDEX; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL RESPIRATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 33749423391     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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