An observational study of the carbon-sink strength of East Asian subtropical evergreen forests

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Tan, Zheng Hong ^a,b,c   Zhang, Yi Ping ^a,c   Liang, Naishen ^b   Hsia, Yue Joe ^d   Zhang, Yong Jiang ^a   Zhou, Guo Yi ^e   Li, Yue Lin ^e   Juang, Jehn Yih ^f   Chu, Hou Sen ⁱ   Yan, Jun Hua ^e   Yu, Gui Rui ^g   Sun, Xiao Min ^g   Song, Qin Hai ^a,h   Cao, Kun Fang ^a   Schaefer, D A ^a   Liu, Yu Hong ^a,b  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c Ailaoshan Station for Subtropical Forest Ecosystem Studies   (China)

^d NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon balance; eddy flux; photosynthesis; respiration; soil chamber; temperature sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TROPICS;

CARBON BALANCE; EDDY FLUXES; RESPIRATION; SOIL CHAMBER; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

CARBON;

CARBON BALANCE; CARBON SINK; EDDY; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TROPICS;

FAR EAST;

EID: 84871846093     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/7/4/044017     Document Type: Article

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