Sensitivity of peatland herbaceous vegetation to vapor pressure deficit influences net ecosystem CO2 exchange

Wetlands

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 895-905

  Otieno, Dennis ^a   Lindner, Steve ^a   Muhr, Jan ^b   Borken, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange; Grass dominated peatland; Ground water level; Leaf transpiration; Root shoot hydraulic conductance; Stomatal regulation; Vapor pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HERB; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; PEATLAND; RESPIRATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSPIRATION; VAPOR PRESSURE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CAREX NIGRA; MOLINIA CAERULEA;

EID: 84871518562     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-012-0322-8     Document Type: Article

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