Seasonal patterns of tropical forest leaf area index and CO2 exchange

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Doughty, Christopher E ^a   Goulden, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCISSION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; EVERGREEN FOREST; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEAF AREA INDEX; MODIS; NDVI; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL WATER; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 67649563576     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JG000590     Document Type: Article

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