Spatial variability of water use efficiency in China's terrestrial ecosystems

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 129, Issue , 2015, Pages 37-44

  Zhu, Xian Jin ^a   Yu, Gui Rui ^a   Wang, Qiu Feng ^a   Hu, Zhong Min ^a   Zheng, Han ^a,b   Li, Sheng Gong ^a   Sun, Xiao Min ^a   Zhang, Yi Ping ^c   Yan, Jun Hua ^d   Wang, Hui Min ^a   Zhao, Feng Hua ^a   Zhang, Jun Hui ^e   Shi, Pei Li ^a   Li, Ying Nian ^f   Zhao, Liang ^f   Zhang, Fa Wei ^f   Hao, Yan Bin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^f NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Altitude; ChinaFLUX; Eddy covariance; Leaf area index; Spatial pattern; Terrestrial ecosystems; Vertical variation; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON; ECOLOGY; EFFICIENCY;

ALTITUDE; CHINAFLUX; EDDY COVARIANCE; LEAF AREA INDEX; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; VERTICAL VARIATION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ALTITUDE; CARBON BUDGET; CLIMATE CHANGE; FUTURE PROSPECT; NEW RECORD; SPATIAL VARIATION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WATER BUDGET; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA;

EID: 84925674090     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2015.03.003     Document Type: Article

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