Spatial and temporal variability of net ecosystem production in a tropical forest: Testing the hypothesis of a significant carbon sink

Global Change Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 838-853

  Sierra, Carlos A ^a,b   Harmon, Mark E ^a   Moreno, Flavio H ^b   Orrego, Sergio A ^a,b   del Valle, Jorge I ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Biomass production; ENSO; Heterotrophic respiration; Litter decomposition; Litterfall; Monte Carlo simulations; Netcarbon balance; Netprimary production; Root production

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON SINK; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GAP DYNAMICS; GLOBAL CHANGE; LITTER; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; SIMULATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34247360873     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2007.01336.x     Document Type: Article

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