在地面初级生产的时间动态中,生物群之间的变化
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|February 13, 2001
概括
地表初级净产量 (ANPP) 在草原和旧田地变化最大,在森林中变化最小. 这种变化是由生物群特定的生长率和降水模式驱动的,而不仅仅是总体降水水平.
科学领域:
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 生态系统科学 生态系统科学
- 全球变化生物学
背景情况:
- 使用来自北美11个长期生态研究地点的12年数据,评估了地面净初级生产 (ANPP) 的年度间变化.
- 对比ANPP在多种生物群的变化,包括草原,老田和森林.
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