Challenges to modeling NPP in diverse eastern deciduous forests: species-level comparisons of foliar respiration response to temperature and nitrogen. Vose, J. & Bolstad, P. V. Ecological Modelling, 1999.
Challenges to modeling NPP in diverse eastern deciduous forests: species-level comparisons of foliar respiration response to temperature and nitrogen [pdf]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Modelling net primary production (NPP) in eastern deciduous forests has usually been conducted with coarse scale models that lump or simplify physiological processes. Foliar respiration (Rd) is a physiological process in forest ecosystem C cycling; however, there are very few data on leaf respiration (Rd) for deciduous hardwood species. As a result, leaf Rd is one of the most superficially treated processes in NPP models. We hypothesize that these data are critical for understanding patterns of net primary production and for parameter zing C cycling models in diverse eastern deciduous hardwood forests. Our objectives were: (1) to determine differences in leaf Rd for seven hardwood species (Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus alba, Quercus coccinea, Quercus rubra, Quercus prinus and Carya glabra) common to the canopy of southern Appalachian forests; and (2) to evaluate the effects of using

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