Microclimate influences on vegetation water availability and net primary production in coastal ecosystems of Central California

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 677-687

  Potter, Christopher ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Big Sur; Central California Coast; MODIS; Plant production; Remote sensing; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DROUGHT STRESS; FOREST SOIL; GRASSLAND; MICROCLIMATE; MODIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RADIATION BALANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHRUBLAND; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VEGETATION TYPE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84898057767     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-014-0002-6     Document Type: Article

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