Spatial and temporal variation of primary production of Patagonian wet meadows

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1257-1261

  Buono, G ^a   Oesterheld, M ^b   Nakamatsu, V ^c   Paruelo, J M ^b  

^a INTA EEA Chubut   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c INTA EEA ESQUEL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Azonal communities; Interannual variation; Landscape; Mallin; Remote sensing; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; GROWING SEASON; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MEADOW; NDVI; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PERIPHERAL REGION; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY;

PATAGONIA;

EID: 77955175085     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.05.026     Document Type: Article

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