Landscape structure control on soil CO2 efflux variability in complex terrain: Scaling from point observations to watershed scale fluxes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Riveros Iregui, Diego A ^a,b   McGlynn, Brian L ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GROWING SEASON; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MOUNTAIN REGION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TERRAIN; WATERSHED;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 70349234151     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JG000885     Document Type: Article

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