A tree-ring perspective on the terrestrial carbon cycle

Oecologia

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 307-322

  Babst, Flurin ^a   Alexander, M Ross ^a   Szejner, Paul ^a   Bouriaud, Olivier ^b   Klesse, Stefan ^c,g   Roden, John ^d   Ciais, Philippe ^e   Poulter, Benjamin ^f   Frank, David ^c,g   Moore, David J P ^a   Trouet, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Institutul de Cercetari si Amenajari Silvice Romania   (Romania)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^d SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DIF   (France)

^f MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate; Ecosystem; Forest; Growth; Productivity

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; GROWTH RATE; PHENOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SIMULATION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TREE RING; WATER USE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARBON CYCLE; FOREST; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; TREE;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FORESTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TREES; WATER;

EID: 84907780015     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-014-3031-6     Document Type: Review

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