Net ecosystem productivity, net primary productivity and ecosystem carbon sequestration in a Pinus radiata plantation subject to soil water deficit

• Published in: Tree physiology Vol. 18; no. 12; pp. 785 - 793
• Main Authors: Arneth, A, Kelliher, F.M, McSeveny, T.M, Byers, J.N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada 01.12.1998
• Subjects: biomass production; canopy; carbon; ecosystems; mathematical models; net assimilation rate; New Zealand; photosynthesis; Pinus radiata; respiration; seasonal variation; soil water; stress response; uptake; water stress; New Zealand
• ISSN: 0829-318X; 1758-4469; 1758-4469
• DOI: 10.1093/treephys/18.12.785

Tree carbon uptake (net primary productivity excluding fine root turnover, NPP') in a New Zealand Pinus radiata D. Don plantation (42 degrees 52' S, 172 degrees 45' E) growing in a region subject to summer soil water deficit was investigated jointly with canopy assimilation (Ac) and e...