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Effects of stand age and tree species on canopy transpiration and average stomatal conductance of boreal forests by Ewers, B.E, Gower, S.T, Bond-Lamberty, B, Wang, C.K

“…ABSTRACT We quantified the effect of stand age and tree species composition on canopy transpiration (EC) by analysing transpiration per unit leaf area (EL) and…”
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Temporal trends and sources of variation in carbon flux from coarse woody debris in experimental forest canopy openings by Forrester, J. A, Mladenoff, D. J, D’Amato, A. W, Fraver, S, Lindner, D. L, Brazee, N. J, Clayton, M. K, Gower, S. T

“…Pulses of respiration from coarse woody debris (CWD) have been observed immediately following canopy disturbances, but it is unclear how long these pulses are…”
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The role of fire in the boreal carbon budget by Harden, J. W., Trumbore, S. E., Stocks, B. J., Hirsch, A., Gower, S. T., O'neill, K. P., Kasischke, E. S.

“…Summary To reconcile observations of decomposition rates, carbon inventories, and net primary production (NPP), we estimated long‐term averages for C exchange…”
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A Global Terrestrial Monitoring Network Integrating Tower Fluxes, Flask Sampling, Ecosystem Modeling and EOS Satellite Data by Running, S.W., Baldocchi, D.D., Turner, D.P., Gower, S.T., Bakwin, P.S., Hibbard, K.A.

“…Accurate monitoring of global scale changes in the terrestrial biosphere has become acutely important as the scope of human impacts on biological systems and…”
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Sensitivity of boreal forest carbon balance to soil thaw by Goulden, M.L, Wofsy, S.C, Harden, J.W, Trumbore, S.E, Crill, P.M, Gower, S.T, Fries, T, Daube, B.S, Fan, S.M, Sutton, D.J

“…We used eddy covariance; gas-exchange chambers; radiocarbon analysis; wood, moss, and soil inventories; and laboratory incubations to measure the carbon…”
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Nitrogen and Carbon Leaching in Agroecosystems and Their Role in Denitrification Potential by Brye, K.R., Norman, J.M., Bundy, L.G., Gower, S.T.

“…The drainage of water and leaching of dissolved constituents represent major components of agroecosystem mass budgets that have been exceedingly difficult to…”
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Leaf area dynamics of a boreal black spruce fire chronosequence by Bond-Lamberty, B, Wang, C, Gower, S T, Norman, J

“…Specific leaf area (SLA) and leaf area index (LAI) were estimated using site-specific allometric equations for a boreal black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.)…”
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Annual carbon flux from woody debris for a boreal black spruce fire chronosequence by Bond-Lamberty, B., Wang, C., Gower, S. T.

“…This study examined the distribution and respiration dynamics of woody debris (WD) in a black spruce‐dominated fire chronosequence in northern Manitoba,…”
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Application of Geostatistics to Characterize Leaf Area Index (LAI) from Flux Tower to Landscape Scales Using a Cyclic Sampling Design by Burrows, S. N., Gower, S. T., Clayton, M. K., MacKay, D. S., Ahl, D. E., Norman, John M., Diak, George

“…Accurate characterization of leaf area index (LAI) is required to quantify the exchange of energy, water, and carbon between terrestrial ecosystems and the…”
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Belowground carbon allocation in unfertilized and fertilized red pine plantations in northern Wisconsin by Haynes, B.E. (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.), Gower, S.T

“…We estimated carbon allocation to belowground processes in unfertilized and fertilized red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) plantations in northern Wisconsin to…”
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Aboveground net primary production decline with stand age: potential causes by Gower, Stith T., McMurtrie, Ross E., Murty, Danuse

“…Aboveground net primary production (ANPP) commonly reaches a maximum in young forest stands and decreases by 0–76% as stands mature. However, the mechanism(s)…”
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Carbon distribution and aboveground net primary production in aspen, jack pine, and black spruce stands in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada by Gower, S. T., Vogel, J. G., Norman, J. M., Kucharik, C. J., Steele, S. J., Stow, T. K.

“…The objectives of this study are to (1) characterize the carbon (C) content, leaf area index, and aboveground net primary production (ANPP) for mature aspen,…”
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Photosynthesis and light-use efficiency by plants in a Canadian boreal forest ecosystem by Whitehead, D, Gower, S T

“…Measurements of the photosynthetic response to midsummer irradiance were made for 11 species representing the dominant trees, understory shrubs, herbaceous…”
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Tree species effects on stand transpiration in northern Wisconsin by Ewers, B. E., Mackay, D. S., Gower, S. T., Ahl, D. E., Burrows, S. N., Samanta, S. S.

“…We quantified canopy transpiration (EC) using sap flux measurements representing the four major forest types (northern hardwoods, conifer, aspen/fir, and…”
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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program for elective abdominal surgery at three Victorian hospitals by THOMPSON, E. G. E, GOWER, S. T, BEILBY, D. S, SOPHIE, S, TOMLINSON, S, GUEST, G. D, RICHARD, R, SERPELL, J. S, MYLES, P. S

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the anaesthesia care of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program for patients having abdominal surgical in…”
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Water‐Budget Evaluation of Prairie and Maize Ecosystems by Brye, K. R., Norman, J. M., Bundy, L. G., Gower, S. T.

“…Annual monitoring of water‐budget components is useful for comparing the fate of water inputs among ecosystems. Land‐use changes from natural prairies to…”
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Experimental Evidence that Forest Structure Controls Detrital Decomposition by Forrester, J. A., Fraver, S., Mladenoff, D. J., Gower, S. T., D’Amato, A. W., Lindner, D. L.

“…Much remains unknown regarding the linkages between forest structure and microclimate as they regulate detrital decomposition. In this study, we use a…”
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Root mass, net primary production and turnover in aspen, jack pine and black spruce forests in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada by Steele, Sarah J., Gower, Stith T., Vogel, Jason G., Norman, John M.

“…Root biomass, net primary production and turnover were studied in aspen, jack pine and black spruce forests in two contrasting climates. The climate of the…”
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A comparison of six methods for measuring soil-surface carbon dioxide fluxes by Norman, J. M., Kucharik, C. J., Gower, S. T., Baldocchi, D. D., Crill, P. M., Rayment, M., Savage, K., Striegl, R. G.

“…Measurements of soil‐surface CO2 fluxes are important for characterizing the carbon budget of boreal forests because these fluxes can be the second largest…”
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Improved simulation of poorly drained forests using Biome-BGC by Bond-Lamberty, B, Gower, S.T, Ahl, D.E

“…Forested wetlands and peatlands are important in boreal and terrestrial biogeochemical cycling, but most general-purpose forest process models are designed and…”
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