Changes in the structure and function of northern Alaskan ecosystems when considering variable leaf-out times across groupings of species in a dynamic vegetation model

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 963-978

  Euskirchen, Eugénie S ^a   Carman, Tobey B ^a   Mcguire, A David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic tundra; Carbon cycling; Dynamic vegetation model; Ecosystem composition; Ecotonal boreal forest; Leaf phenology

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALGORITHM; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBON CYCLE; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; LEAF; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHENOLOGY; SHRUB; TUNDRA; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

BETULA NANA; CAREX; PICEA GLAUCA; POACEAE; SALIX;

ALGORITHM; ARCTIC TUNDRA; ARTICLE; CARBON CYCLING; DYNAMIC VEGETATION MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM COMPOSITION; ECOTONAL BOREAL FOREST; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEAF PHENOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ARCTIC TUNDRA; CARBON CYCLING; DYNAMIC VEGETATION MODEL; ECOSYSTEM COMPOSITION; ECOTONAL BOREAL FOREST; LEAF PHENOLOGY;

ALASKA; ALGORITHMS; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANT LEAVES; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84893651838     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12392     Document Type: Article

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