Abundance and composition of plant biomass as potential controls for mire net ecosytem CO 2 exchange

Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-74

  Laine, Anna M ^a,b   Bubier, Jill ^c   Riutta, Terhi ^b,d   Nilsson, Mats B ^e   Moore, Tim R ^f   Vasander, Harri ^b   Tuittila, Eeva Stiina ^b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bog; Fen; Microtopography; Net ecosystem exchange; Peatland; Plant functional type; Water table

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; EDDY COVARIANCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GROWING SEASON; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; MIRE; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; VASCULAR PLANT; WATER TABLE;

CAREX; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84855577736     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B11-068     Document Type: Article

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