There are a number of methods that can be used to help assess carbon budgets at the site
to continental scales. Eddy covariance (EC) networks have been developed over the last …

There is a critical need to monitor and predict terrestrial primary production, the key indicator
of ecosystem functioning, in a changing global environment. Here we provide a brief review …

Humans dominate many important Earth system processes including the nitrogen (N) cycle.
Atmospheric N deposition affects fundamental processes such as carbon cycling, climate …

Net primary production (NPP) is a pivotal component of the terrestrial carbon dynamic, as it
directly contributes to the sequestration of atmospheric carbon by vegetation. However …

Purpose In life cycle assessment (LCA), literature suggests accounting for land as a
resource either by what it delivers (eg, biomass content) or the time and space needed to …

Fertilisation experiments have demonstrated that nutrient availability is a key determinant of
biomass production and carbon sequestration in grasslands. However, the influence of …

Plastic film mulching (PM) has been exploited as a beneficial cropping tool to control weeds
and to improve soil conditions in temperate-monsoon climate regions. However, the impact …

Net primary production (NPP) is one of the most important components in the carbon cycle of
terrestrial ecosystems. Climatic and hydrologic elements are among the primary factors …

In grassland ecosystems, where soil water most frequently controls ecosystem processes,
expected changes in precipitation and temperature may have dramatic effects on ecosystem …

Inter-annual variability in primary production and ecosystem respiration was explored using
eddy-covariance data at a semi-arid savanna site in the Kruger Park, South Africa. New …