Small-scale variation in ecosystem CO2 fluxes in an alpine meadow depends on plant biomass and species richness

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 531-541

  Hirota, Mitsuru ^a   Zhang, Pengcheng ^a   Gu, Song ^b   Shen, Haihua ^c   Kuriyama, Takeo ^d   Li, Yingnian ^b   Tang, Yanhong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ecosystem CO2 flux; Ecosystem structure and functioning; Qinghai Tibetan plateau; Spatial heterogeneity; Species richness

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; LIGHT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TIBET;

KOBRESIA;

EID: 77953960319     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-010-0315-8     Document Type: Article

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