Net ecosystem carbon exchange in three contrasting Mediterranean ecosystems – the effect of drought
Droughts reduce gross primary production (GPP) and ecosystem respiration (Reco), contributing to most of the inter-annual variability in terrestrial carbon sequestration. In seasonally dry climates (Mediterranean), droughts result from reductions in annual rainfall and changes in rain seasonality. W...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2007-09-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/4/791/2007/bg-4-791-2007.pdf |