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Spatial Patterns and Mechanisms for Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes in the Northern Hemisphere

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The analysis showed that the response of NEP to changes in temperature and precipitation was co-determined by the responses of GPP and RE, which indicates that the components of ecosystem carbon fluxes are closely related. In fact, the plant photosynthesis and respiration are two highly coupled ecophysiological processes. The dynamic variation of RE is always strongly associated with GPP across timescales from diurnal, seasonal, to interannual (Dunn et al. 2007; Migliavacca et al. 2011; Krishnan et al. 2009; Thomas et al. 2009; Granier et al. 2008; Rodrigues et al. 2011; Hussain et al. 2011).

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Chen, Z. (2018). Covariations of Carbon Fluxes at Spatial Pattern. In: Spatial Patterns and Mechanisms for Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes in the Northern Hemisphere. Springer Theses. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7703-6_6

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