Heat waves reduce ecosystem carbon sink strength in a Eurasian meadow steppe

Environmental Research

Volumn 144, Issue , 2016, Pages 39-48

  Qu, Luping ^a,b   Chen, Jiquan ^c   Dong, Gang ^d   Jiang, Shicheng ^a   Li, Linghao ^b   Guo, Jixun ^a   Shao, Changliang ^b,c  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon flux; Eddy covariance; Extreme climate; Global change; Grassland; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; DROUGHT; EDDY COVARIANCE; EXTREME EVENT; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GLOBAL CHANGE; GRASSLAND; HEAT FLUX; MEADOW; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; STEPPE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CARBON SINK; ECOSYSTEM; GRASSLAND; HEAT; HEAT WAVE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; SONGNEN MEADOW STEPPE; STEPPE; VEGETATION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHINA; METABOLISM; MICROCLIMATE; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY;

CHINA; SONGNEN PLAIN;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHINA; GRASSLAND; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROCLIMATE; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; WATER;

EID: 84949536445     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.09.004     Document Type: Article

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