Differential response of carbon fluxes to climate in three peatland ecosystems that vary in the presence and stability of permafrost

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1576-1595

  Euskirchen, E S ^a   Edgar, C W ^a   Turetsky, M R ^b   Waldrop, M P ^c   Harden, J W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENERGY FLUX; FEN; GAS EXCHANGE; PEATLAND; PERMAFROST; PLATEAU; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SNOWMELT; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THERMOKARST; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 84924238667     PISSN: 21698953     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JG002683     Document Type: Article

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