Biophysical regulation of net ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange over a temperate desert steppe in Inner Mongolia, China

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 142, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 318-328

  Yang, Fulin ^a,c   Zhou, Guangsheng ^a,b   Hunt, John E ^d   Zhang, Feng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Drought; Ecosystem respiration; Inner Mongolia; Net ecosystem CO2 exchange; Temperate desert steppe

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SINK; DROUGHT STRESS; EDDY COVARIANCE; GROWING SEASON; LEAF AREA INDEX; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; STEPPE; TEMPERATE FOREST; WATER CONTENT; WATER STRESS;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 80051591093     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.05.032     Document Type: Article

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