The sensitivity of ecosystem carbon exchange to seasonal precipitation and woody plant encroachment

Oecologia

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 453-463

  Potts, D L ^a,b   Huxman, T E ^a   Scott, R L ^c   Williams, D G ^d   Goodrich, D C ^c  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Flux duration analysis; Photosynthesis; Precipitation variability; Woody encroachment

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; RAIN;

CARBON CYCLE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; GRASSLAND; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; RAINFALL; SAVANNA; SHRUBLAND; WOODY PLANT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; POACEAE; PROSOPIS; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARIZONA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; POACEAE; PROSOPIS; RAIN;

PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS VELUTINA; SPOROBOLUS WRIGHTII;

EID: 33750976181     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0532-y     Document Type: Article

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