Primary production in forests and grasslands of China: Contrasting environmental responses of light-and water-use efficiency models

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4689-4705

  Wang, H ^a,b   Prentice, I C ^a,c   Ni, J ^b,d,e  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRASSLAND; LIGHT EFFECT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA;

EID: 84870191141     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-4689-2012     Document Type: Article

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