Does Drought Influence the Relationship Between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Boreal Forests?

Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 394-404

  Grossiord, Charlotte ^a,b   Granier, André ^a,b   Gessler, Arthur ^c,d   Jucker, Tommaso ^e   Bonal, Damien ^a,b  

^a LERFoB   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^d BERLIN BRANDENBURG INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH BBIB   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biodiversity; boreal forest; drought; mixed forest; water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWING SEASON; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIXED FOREST; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOIL MOISTURE; TREE RING; WATER UPTAKE;

BETULA PENDULA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84896405599     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-013-9729-1     Document Type: Article

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