Isolating and Quantifying the Effects of Climate and CO2 Changes (1980–2014) on the Net Primary Productivity in Arid and Semiarid China

Although the net primary productivity (NPP) of arid/semiarid ecosystem is generally thought to be controlled by precipitation, other factors like CO2 fertilization effect and temperature change may also have important impacts, especially in the cold temperate areas of the northern China, where signi...

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Main Authors: Xia Fang, Chi Zhang, Quan Wang, Xi Chen, Jianli Ding, Fidele Karamage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/8/3/60