Extreme precipitation patterns and reductions of terrestrial ecosystem production across biomes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 148-157

  Zhang, Yongguang ^a,b   Susan Moran, M ^a   Nearing, Mark A ^a   Ponce Campos, Guillermo E ^a   Huete, Alfredo R ^c   Buda, Anthony R ^d   Bosch, David D ^e   Gunter, Stacey A ^f   Kitchen, Stanley G ^g   Henry McNab, W ^g   Morgan, Jack A ^h   McClaran, Mitchel P ⁱ   Montoya, Diane S ^j   Peters, Debra P C ^d,k   Starks, Patrick J ^l  

^a CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e SOUTHEAST WATERSHED RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f USDA ARS   (United States)

^g USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^h U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^j PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^k NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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Author keywords

ANPP; biomes; climate change; extreme precipitation patterns; MODIS EVI

Indexed keywords

BIOME; CLIMATE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MODIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATE FOREST; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 84880117704     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JG002136     Document Type: Article

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