Photosynthesis and productivity in heterogeneous arctic tundra: Consequences for ecosystem function of mixing vegetation types at stand edges

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 441-451

  Fletcher, Benjamin J ^a   Gornall, Jemma L ^b   Poyatos, Rafael ^b   Press, Malcolm C ^c   Stoy, Paul C ^d   Huntley, Brian ^b   Baxter, Robert ^b   Phoenix, Gareth K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carbon balance; Competition; Ecophysiology; Facilitation; GPP; Growth; Realised niche; Transition zones; Upscaling

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON FLUX; DOMINANCE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FACILITATION; HETEROGENEITY; LAND COVER; LEAF AREA; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NICHE BREADTH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SHADING; SHOOT GROWTH; SHRUB; TRANSITION ZONE; TUNDRA; UPSCALING; VEGETATION TYPE;

BETULA NANA; EMPETRUM HERMAPHRODITUM; SALIX; SALIX GLAUCA;

EID: 84856915087     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01913.x     Document Type: Article

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