How drought severity constrains gross primary production(GPP) and its partitioning among carbon pools in a Quercus ilex coppice?

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 6855-6869

  Rambal, S ^a,e   Lempereur, M ^a,f   Limousin, J M ^b   Martin Stpaul, N K ^a,c,g   Ourcival, J M ^a   Rodriguez Calcerrada J ^d  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^f Agence de l environnement et de la maîtrise de l énergie 20   (France)

^g French National Institute for Agriculture   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COPPICE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DROUGHT STRESS; EDDY COVARIANCE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 84916896279     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-6855-2014     Document Type: Article

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