Coupling carbon allocation with leaf and root phenology predicts tree-grass partitioning along a savanna rainfall gradient

Biogeosciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 761-779

  Haverd, V ^a   Smith, B ^b   Raupach, M ^c   Briggs, P ^a   Nieradzik, L ^a   Beringer, J ^d   Hutley, L ^e   Trudinger, C M ^a   Cleverly, J ^f  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON FLUX; DEMOGRAPHY; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA INDEX; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RAINFALL; ROOT SYSTEM; SAVANNA; TREE; WATER FLOW; WILDFIRE;

AUSTRALIA;

POACEAE;

EID: 84958962011     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-13-761-2016     Document Type: Article

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