Commonalities of carbon dioxide exchange in semiarid regions with monsoon and Mediterranean climates

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 84, Issue , 2012, Pages 71-79

  Scott, R L ^a   Serrano Ortiz, P ^b,c   Domingo, F ^b   Hamerlynck, E P ^a   Kowalski, A S ^c,d  

^a SOUTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^c Centro Andaluz de Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Mediterranean; Monsoon; Net ecosystem exchange; Semiarid

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA ACQUISITION; EDDY COVARIANCE; GRASS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MONSOON; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; RAINFALL; SEASONALITY; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB;

ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; ARIZONA; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860682301     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.03.017     Document Type: Article

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