Mortality as a key driver of the spatial distribution of aboveground biomass in Amazonian forest: Results from a dynamic vegetation model

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3027-3039

  Delbart, N ^a,e   Ciais, P ^a   Chave, J ^b   Viovy, N ^a   Malhi, Y ^c   Le Toan, T ^d  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d CNES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; ENERGY FLUX; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY MODELING; MORTALITY; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER BUDGET;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 77958014188     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-3027-2010     Document Type: Article

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