Effects of multiple environmental variables on tundra ecosystem respiration in maritime Antarctica

Abstract Summertime ecosystem respiration (ER) rates through seven sites were measured at an upland tundra on Fildes Peninsula in maritime Antarctica to investigate effects of topographic gradient, vegetation types and climatic factors on tundra ER rates. Overall the highest ER rates occurred at the...

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Main Authors: Tao Bao, Renbin Zhu, Xianglan Li, Wenjuan Ye, Xiao Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30263-6