Relative contributions of soil, foliar, and woody tissue respiration to total ecosystem respiration in four pine forests of different ages

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Khomik, Myroslava ^a   Arain, M Altaf ^a,b   Brodeur, Jason J ^a   Peichl, Matthias ^a   Restrepo Coup, Natalia ^a   McLaren, Joshua D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; AGE STRUCTURE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON EMISSION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOLIAGE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RESPIRATION; SOIL HORIZON; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WOODY PLANT;

PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 77956853327     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JG001089     Document Type: Article

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