Deciphering the components of regional net ecosystem fluxes following a bottom-up approach for the Iberian Peninsula

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3707-3729

  Carvalhais, N ^a,b   Reichstein, M ^b   Collatz, G J ^c   Mahecha, M D ^b   Migliavacca, M ^d   Neigh, C S R ^c   Tomelleri, E ^b   Benali, A A ^a   Papale, D ^e   Seixas, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CARBON CYCLE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EDDY COVARIANCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHENOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESPIRATION; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TIME SERIES; WATER STRESS;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 78649349989     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-3707-2010     Document Type: Article

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