Global patterns of ecosystem carbon flux in forests: A biometric data-based synthesis

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 962-973

  Xu, Bing ^a   Yang, Yuanhe ^b   Li, Pin ^a   Shen, Haihua ^b   Fang, Jingyun ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

biometric measurements; carbon balance; carbon cycle; eddy covariance; forest ecosystem; plant production

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMETRY; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; DATABASE; EDDY COVARIANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION;

EID: 84927627934     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013GB004593     Document Type: Article

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