Modeling the carbon dynamics of the dryland ecosystems in Xinjiang, China from 1981 to 2007-The spatiotemporal patterns and climate controls

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 267, Issue , 2013, Pages 148-157

  Li, Chaofan ^a,b   Zhang, Chi ^a   Luo, Geping ^a   Chen, Xi ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Arid ecosystem model (AEM); Carbon dynamic; Central Asia; Climate change

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELS; DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEMS;

ARID ECOSYSTEM MODEL; ARID ECOSYSTEMS; C SEQUESTRATION; CARBON DYNAMICS; CENTRAL ASIA; DRY LAND; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS; XINJIANG;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DROUGHT; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HETEROGENEITY; RESPIRATION; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETATION;

CENTRAL ASIA; CHINA;

EID: 84883850906     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.06.007     Document Type: Article

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