Influence of spring phenology on seasonal and annual carbon balance in two contrasting New England forests

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-331

  Richardson, Andrew D ^a   Hollinger, David Y ^b   Dail, D Bryan ^c   Lee, John T ^c   Munger, J William ^d   O'Keefe, John ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AmeriFlux; Bud burst; Carbon dioxide; Eddy covariance; Growing season length; Phenology; Spring onset; Start of spring

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; BUDBURST; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWING SEASON; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAND SURFACE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

HARVARD FOREST; HOWLAND FOREST; MAINE; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACER; ARTICLE; BIRCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OAK; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEASON; SPRUCE; TREE; TSUGA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; BETULA; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEM; NEW ENGLAND; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PICEA; QUERCUS; SEASONS; TREES; TSUGA;

EID: 66349087733     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpn040     Document Type: Article

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