Seasonal changes in net ecosystem exchange of CO2 and respiration of Cenchrus ciliaris L. grassland ecosystem in semi-arid tropics: An eddy covariance measurement

Current Science

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1211-1218

  Lalrammawia, C ^a   Paliwal, Kailash ^b  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Koba Institutional Area   (India)

Author keywords

Ecosystem respiration; Grassland ecosystem; Net ecosystem CO2 exchange; Soil moisture; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS;

EID: 77953995937     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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