Convergence of potential net ecosystem production among contrasting C3 grasslands

Ecology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 502-512

  Peichl, Matthias ^a,b   Sonnentag, Oliver ^c   Wohlfahrt, Georg ^d   Flanagan, Lawrence B ^e   Baldocchi, Dennis D ^f   Kiely, Gerard ^b   Galvagno, Marta ^g   Gianelle, Damiano ^h   Marcolla, Barbara ^h   Pio, Casimiro ⁱ   Migliavacca, Mirco ^j   Jones, Michael B ^k   Saunders, Matthew ^l  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Aosta Hospital   (Italy)

^h RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^j JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^k TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^l UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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Author keywords

Climate; Ecosystem traits; Eddy covariance; Grassland ecosystem functioning; Inter comparison; Management practices; Metabolic theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931749090     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12075     Document Type: Article

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