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    Leaf area index is the principal scaling parameter for both gross photosynthesis and ecosystem respiration of Northern deciduous and coniferous forests

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    Anders Lindroth ,

    Geobiosphere Science Centre, Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis, Lund University, Lund, SE
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    Fredrik Lagergren,

    Geobiosphere Science Centre, Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis, Lund University, Lund, SE
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    Mika Aurela,

    Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, FI
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    Brynhildur Bjarnadottir,

    Geobiosphere Science Centre, Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis, Lund University, Lund, SE; Icelandic Forest Research, Mogilsa, IS
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    Torben Christensen,

    Geobiosphere Science Centre, Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis, Lund University, Lund, SE
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    Ebba Dellwik,

    Wind Energy Department, Risoe National Laboratory, Risoe, DK
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    Achim Grelle,

    Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, SE
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    Andreas Ibrom,

    Biosystems Department, Risoe National Laboratory, Risoe, DK
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    Torbjörn Johansson,

    Geobiosphere Science Centre, Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis, Lund University, Lund, SE
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    Harry Lankreijer,

    Geobiosphere Science Centre, Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis, Lund University, Lund, SE
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    Samuli Launiainen,

    Department of Physical Sciences, Helsinki University, Helsinki, FI
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    Tuomas Laurila,

    Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, FI
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    Meelis Mölder,

    Geobiosphere Science Centre, Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis, Lund University, Lund, SE
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    Eero Nikinmaa,

    Department of Forest Ecology, Agricultural University Helsinki, Helsinki, FI
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    Kim Pilegaard,

    Biosystems Department, Risoe National Laboratory, Risoe, DK
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    Bjarni D. Sigurdsson,

    Agricultural University of Iceland, Reykjavik, IS
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    Timo Vesala

    Department of Physical Sciences, Helsinki University, Helsinki, FI
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    Abstract

    Data on net CO2 exchange from eight forests in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland were used to analyse which factors were controlling photosynthesis and respiration. The forests consisted of different species ranging in climatic condition from temperate to subarctic. Only well mixed conditions were analysed (u* > 0.3 ms-1). The parameters of a light response function showed strong seasonal variations with similar behaviour for all stands except for a beech forest where the development of a vigorous ground vegetation in spring affected the photosynthesis parameters differently as compared to the other forests. The beech forest also showed the highest respiration rates in the earlier part of the growing season in contrast to the other forests that showed maximum values in late part of July. The mean halfmonthly nighttime respiration rates were well explained by an equation with one fitting parameter, the respiration rate at 10 °C, with an r2 = 0.864 for all stands together. The difference between the stands concerning both photosynthesis and respiration parameters were largely explained by the differences in LAI. After normalizing for LAI, the only remaining correlation was between respiration and stand age. These results are promising for application of remote sensing for estimation of respiration as well as gross primary productivity from forests.

    How to Cite: Lindroth, A., Lagergren, F., Aurela, M., Bjarnadottir, B., Christensen, T., Dellwik, E., Grelle, A., Ibrom, A., Johansson, T., Lankreijer, H., Launiainen, S., Laurila, T., Mölder, M., Nikinmaa, E., Pilegaard, K., Sigurdsson, B.D. and Vesala, T., 2008. Leaf area index is the principal scaling parameter for both gross photosynthesis and ecosystem respiration of Northern deciduous and coniferous forests. Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 60(2), pp.129–142. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00330.x
      Published on 01 Jan 2008
    Peer Reviewed
     CC BY 4.0
     Accepted on 25 Oct 2007            Submitted on 22 Dec 2006

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