Grazing effects on carbon fluxes in a Northern China grassland

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 114, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-48

  Zhu, Lingling ^a,b   Johnson, Douglas A ^c   Wang, Weiguang ^a,d   Ma, Lei ^a   Rong, Yuping ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Daytime ecosystem CO2 exchange; Ecosystem respiration; Gross ecosystem production

Indexed keywords

CANOPY EXCHANGE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; GRASSLAND; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GRAZING PRESSURE; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 84911917036     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.11.004     Document Type: Article

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