Continuous and discontinuous variation in ecosystem carbon stocks with elevation across a treeline ecotone

Biogeosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1615-1627

  Speed, J D M ^a   Martinsen, V ^b   Hester, A J ^c   Holand, O ^b   Mulder, J ^b   Mysterud, A ^d   Austrheim, G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CARBON CYCLE; ECOTONE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRAZING PRESSURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL HORIZON; TREELINE; TUNDRA;

NORWAY;

EID: 84924589114     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-12-1615-2015     Document Type: Article

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