Persistent reduced ecosystem respiration after insect disturbance in high elevation forests

Ecology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 731-737

  Moore, David J P ^a   Trahan, Nicole A ^b   Wilkes, Phil ^c   Quaife, Tristan ^d   Stephens, Britton B ^e   Elder, Kelly ^f   Desai, Ankur R ^g   Negron, Jose ^f   Monson, Russell K ^a,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^f ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^h Laboratory of Tree Ring Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon balance; Disturbance; Ecosystem respiration; Gross primary productivity; Insect outbreak; Lodgepole pine; Mountain pine beetle; Mountain West; Subalpine forest

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE;

BEETLE; CARBON BALANCE; DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; MORTALITY; PEST SPECIES; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION DECLINE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

ABIES; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; PINE; PLANT LEAF; SOIL; TREE; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BEETLES; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLORADO; ECOSYSTEM; MORTALITY; PINUS; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL; TREES;

ALASKA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; HEXAPODA; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 84877925555     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12097     Document Type: Article

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