Carbon dioxide fluxes over an ancient broadleaved deciduous woodland in southern England

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1595-1613

  Thomas, M V ^a   Malhi, Y ^a   Fenn, K M ^a,b   Fisher, J B ^a   Morecroft, M D ^b,c   Lloyd, C R ^b   Taylor, M E ^b   McNeil, D D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SINK; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SILVICULTURE; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TIMESCALE; WOODLAND;

ENGLAND; OXFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WYTHAM WOODS;

EID: 79959579599     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-1595-2011     Document Type: Article

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