Endogenous circadian regulation of carbon dioxide exchange in terrestrial ecosystems

Global Change Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1956-1970

  de Dios, Víctor Resco ^a,b   Goulden, Michael L ^c   Ogle, Kiona ^d   Richardson, Andrew D ^e   Hollinger, David Y ^f   Davidson, Eric A ^g   Alday, Josu G ^h,i   Barron Gafford, Greg A ^j   Carrara, Arnaud ^k   Kowalski, Andrew S ^l   Oechel, Walt C ^m   Reverter, Borja R ^l   Scott, Russell L ⁿ   Varner, Ruth K ^o   Díaz Sierra, Rubén ^p   Moreno, José M ^b,q  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Fundacion General del Medio Ambiente de Castilla La Mancha   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^g WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^h Universidad de Valladolid   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^j University of Arizona   (United States)

^k FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^l UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^m SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^p UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^q UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Biosphere atmosphere interactions; Canopy conductance; Circadian clock; Ecosystem exchange; Gas exchange; Global change; Photosynthesis; Source sink regulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENDOGENOUS CUE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAS EXCHANGE; GLOBAL CHANGE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 84984538702     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02664.x     Document Type: Article

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