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Toward a consistency cross-check of eddy covariance flux–based and biometric estimates of ecosystem carbon balance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Quantification of an ecosystem's carbon balance and its components is pivotal for understanding both ecosystem functioning and global cycling. Several methods are being applied in parallel to estimate the different components of the CO2 balance. However,
Schulze, E.   +47 more
core   +1 more source

Improvement of water yield and net primary productivity ecosystem services in the Loess Plateau of China since the “Grain for Green” project

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2023
The Loess Plateau of China is one of the regions with the most serious soil erosion globally. The ambitious “Grain for Green” project was there implemented to restore degraded ecosystems, profoundly changing the water yield and carbon sequestration ...
Wanyun Huang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Controls on winter ecosystem respiration in temperate and boreal ecosystems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Winter CO2 fluxes represent an important component of the annual carbon budget in northern ecosystems. Understanding winter respiration processes and their responses to climate change is also central to our ability to assess terrestrial carbon cycle and ...
Ciais, P.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Understanding drivers of aquatic ecosystem metabolism in freshwater subtropical ridge and slough wetlands

open access: yesEcosphere, 2021
How climate and habitat drive variation in aquatic metabolism in wetlands remains uncertain. To quantify differences in seasonal aquatic metabolism among wetlands, we estimated aquatic ecosystem metabolism (gross primary productivity, GPP; ecosystem ...
John S. Kominoski   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Large-scale variation in combined impacts of canopy loss and disturbance on community structure and ecosystem functioning. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Ecosystems are under pressure from multiple human disturbances whose impact may vary depending on environmental context. We experimentally evaluated variation in the separate and combined effects of the loss of a key functional group (canopy algae ...
Griffin Migné, JN   +125 more
core   +2 more sources

Assessing the comparative productivity advantage of bioenergy feedstocks at different latitudes

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2012
We evaluate the comparative productivity of maize and sugarcane biofuel feedstocks as a function of latitude. Solar radiation for photosynthesis varies by latitude and contributes to differential productivity of tropical and temperate zones. We calculate
Carlisle Ford Runge   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Above-ground biomass and productivity in a rain forest of eastern South America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
: The dynamics of tropical forest woody plants was studied at the Nouragues Field Station, central French Guiana. Stem density, basal area, above-ground biomass and above-ground net primary productivity, including the contribution of litterfall, were ...
Forget, P.M.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Land use cover changes abated terrestrial ecosystem carbon sink in China during the past four decades

open access: yesAll Earth
Changes in land use and cover can strongly affect terrestrial carbon balance, which in turn can affect the calculation of carbon sinks that will keep future temperature within desired limits.
Xueqing Jiang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

NPP and Vegetation Carbon Sink Capacity Estimation of Urban Green Space Using the Optimized CASA Model: A Case Study of Five Chinese Cities

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2023
Urban area is a major source of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Urban green space (UGS) is an essential element to increase carbon sequestration directly and reduce emission indirectly.
Fang Xu, Xiangrong Wang, Liang Li
doaj   +1 more source

BUGS in the analysis of biodiversity experiments: species richness and composition are of similar importance for grassland productivity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The idea that species diversity can influence ecosystem functioning has been controversial and its importance relative to compositional effects hotly debated.
Bell, T   +48 more
core   +2 more sources

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