Drought-associated changes in climate and their relevance for ecosystem experiments and models

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1121-1130

  De Boeck, H J ^a   Verbeeck, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA ASSIMILATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RATE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; VAPOR PRESSURE; VEGETATION TYPE; WATER EXCHANGE; WEATHER STATION;

WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 79956111219     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-1121-2011     Document Type: Article

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