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US-Me4: Metolius-old aged ponderosa pine

Tower_team:
PI: Chad Hanson [email protected] - Oregon State University
Lat, Long: 44.4992, -121.6224
Elevation(m): 922
Network Affiliations: AmeriFlux
Vegetation IGBP: ENF (Evergreen Needleleaf Forests: Lands dominated by woody vegetation with a percent cover >60% and height exceeding 2 meters. Almost all trees remain green all year. Canopy is never without green foliage.)
Climate Koeppen: Csb (Mediterranean: mild with dry, warm summer)
Mean Annual Temp (°C): 7.61
Mean Annual Precip. (mm): 1038.82
Years Data Collected: 1996 - Present
Years Data Available:

FLUXNET2015 1996 - 2000   Data Citation
Description:
The site is located on land designated as a Research Natural Area (RNA). The site is very open, with even-aged stands of old-growth trees, young trees ...
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URL: http://wwwdata.forestry.oregonstate.edu/terra/flux.htm
Research Topics:
The research and science objectives of the Metolius Old Pine site are as follows: 1) To quantify how successional stages and management practices in forest ...
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Acknowledgment: This study was supported by NASA (grant # NAG5-7531), and the Office of Science (BER), U.S. Department of Energy (grant # FG0300ER63014).

US-Me4: Metolius-old aged ponderosa pine

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  • Anthoni, P. M., Law, B. E., Unsworth, M. H. (1999) Carbon And Water Vapor Exchange Of An Open-Canopied Ponderosa Pine Ecosystem, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 95(3), 151-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1923(99)00029-5
  • Anthoni, P. M., Unsworth, M. H., Law, B. E., Irvine, J., Baldocchi, D. D., Tuyl, S. V., Moore, D. (2002) Seasonal Differences In Carbon And Water Vapor Exchange In Young And Old-Growth Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 111(3), 203-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1923(02)00021-7
  • Arain, M. A., Restrepo-Coupe, N. (2005) Net Ecosystem Production In A Temperate Pine Plantation In Southeastern Canada, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 128(3-4), 223-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AGRFORMET.2004.10.003
  • Aranibar, J. N., Berry, J. A., Riley, W. J., Pataki, D. E., Law, B. E., Ehleringer, J. R. (2006) Combining Meteorology, Eddy Fluxes, Isotope Measurements, And Modeling To Understand Environmental Controls Of Carbon Isotope Discrimination At The Canopy Scale, Global Change Biology, 12(4), 710-730. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2486.2006.01121.X
  • Baldocchi, D. D., Law, B. E., Anthoni, P. M. (2000) On Measuring And Modeling Energy Fluxes Above The Floor Of A Homogeneous And Heterogeneous Conifer Forest, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 102(2-3), 187-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1923(00)00098-8
  • Bond-Lamberty, B., Wang, C., Gower, S. T. (2004) A Global Relationship Between The Heterotrophic And Autotrophic Components Of Soil Respiration?, Global Change Biology, 10(10), 1756-1766. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2486.2004.00816.X
  • Bowling, D. R., McDowell, N. G., Welker, J. M., Bond, B. J., Law, B. E., Ehleringer, J. R. (2003) Oxygen Isotope Content Of CO2 In Nocturnal Ecosystem Respiration: 1. Observations In Forests Along A Precipitation Transect In Oregon, USA, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 17(4), n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GB002081
  • Bowling, D. R., McDowell, N. G., Welker, J. M., Bond, B. J., Law, B. E., Ehleringer, J. R. (2003) Oxygen Isotope Content Of CO2 in Nocturnal Ecosystem Respiration: 2. Short-Term Dynamics Of Foliar And Soil Component Fluxes In An Old-Growth Ponderosa Pine Forest, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 17(4), n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GB002082
  • Bowling, D., McDowell, N., Bond, B., Law, B., Ehleringer, J. (2002) C-13 Content Of Ecosystem Respiration Is Linked To Precipitation And Vapor Pressure Deficit, Oecologia, 131(1), 113-124. https://doi.org/10.1007/S00442-001-0851-Y
  • Campbell, J. L., Sun, O. J., Law, B. E. (2004) Disturbance And Net Ecosystem Production Across Three Climatically Distinct Forest Landscapes, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 18(4), n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1029/2004GB002236
  • Campbell, J. L., Sun, O. J., Law, B. E. (2004) Supply-Side Controls On Soil Respiration Among Oregon Forests, Global Change Biology, 10(11), 1857-1869. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2486.2004.00850.X
  • Campbell, J., Law, B. (2005) Forest Soil Respiration Across Three Climatically Distinct Chronosequences In Oregon, Biogeochemistry, 73(1), 109-125. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10533-004-5165-9
  • Chu, H., Baldocchi, D. D., Poindexter, C., Abraha, M., Desai, A. R., Bohrer, G., Arain, M. A., Griffis, T., Blanken, P. D., O'Halloran, T. L., Thomas, R. Q., Zhang, Q., Burns, S. P., Frank, J. M., Christian, D., Brown, S., Black, T. A., Gough, C. M., Law, B. E., Lee, X., Chen, J., Reed, D. E., Massman, W. J., Clark, K., Hatfield, J., Prueger, J., Bracho, R., Baker, J. M., Martin, T. A. (2018) Temporal Dynamics Of Aerodynamic Canopy Height Derived From Eddy Covariance Momentum Flux Data Across North American Flux Networks, Geophysical Research Letters, 45(6), 9275–9287. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL079306
  • Chu, H., Luo, X., Ouyang, Z., Chan, W. S., Dengel, S., Biraud, S. C., Torn, M. S., Metzger, S., Kumar, J., Arain, M. A., Arkebauer, T. J., Baldocchi, D., Bernacchi, C., Billesbach, D., Black, T. A., Blanken, P. D., Bohrer, G., Bracho, R., Brown, S., Brunsell, N. A., Chen, J., Chen, X., Clark, K., Desai, A. R., Duman, T., Durden, D., Fares, S., Forbrich, I., Gamon, J. A., Gough, C. M., Griffis, T., Helbig, M., Hollinger, D., Humphreys, E., Ikawa, H., Iwata, H., Ju, Y., Knowles, J. F., Knox, S. H., Kobayashi, H., Kolb, T., Law, B., Lee, X., Litvak, M., Liu, H., Munger, J. W., Noormets, A., Novick, K., Oberbauer, S. F., Oechel, W., Oikawa, P., Papuga, S. A., Pendall, E., Prajapati, P., Prueger, J., Quinton, W. L., Richardson, A. D., Russell, E. S., Scott, R. L., Starr, G., Staebler, R., Stoy, P. C., Stuart-Haëntjens, E., Sonnentag, O., Sullivan, R. C., Suyker, A., Ueyama, M., Vargas, R., Wood, J. D., Zona, D. (2021) Representativeness Of Eddy-Covariance Flux Footprints For Areas Surrounding Ameriflux Sites, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 301-302(6), 108350. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AGRFORMET.2021.108350
  • Coops, N. C., Waring, R. H., Law, B. E. (2005) Assessing The Past And Future Distribution And Productivity Of Ponderosa Pine In The Pacific Northwest Using A Process Model, 3-Pg, Ecological Modelling, 183(1), 107-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ECOLMODEL.2004.08.002
  • Davidson, E., Savage, K., Bolstad, P., Clark, D., Curtis, P., Ellsworth, D., Hanson, P., Law, B., Luo, Y., Pregitzer, K., Randolph, J., Zak, D. (2002) Belowground Carbon Allocation In Forests Estimated From Litterfall And IRGA-Based Soil Respiration Measurements, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 113(1-4), 39-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1923(02)00101-6
  • F. A. Heinsch, M. S. Zhao, S. W. Running, J. S. Kimball, R. R. Nemani, K. J. Davis, P. V. Bolstad, B. D. Cook, A. R. Desai, D. M. Ricciuto, B. E. Law, W. C. Oechel, H. Kwon, H. Luo, S. C. Wofsy, A. L. Dunn, J. W. Munger, D. D. Baldocchi, L. Xu, D. Y. Hollinger, A. D. Richardson, P. C. Stoy, M. B. S. Siqueira, R. K. Monson, S. P. Burns, L. B. Flanagan (2006) Evaluation Of Remote Sensing Based Terrestrial Productivity From MODIS Using Regional Tower Eddy Flux Network Observations, IEEE Transactions On Geoscience And Remote Sensing, 44(7), 1908-1925. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2005.853936
  • Falge, E., Baldocchi, D., Tenhunen, J., Aubinet, M., Bakwin, P., Berbigier, P., Bernhofer, C., Burba, G., Clement, R., Davis, K. J., Elbers, J. A., Goldstein, A. H., Grelle, A., Granier, A., Guðmundsson, J., Hollinger, D., Kowalski, A. S., Katul, G., Law, B. E., Malhi, Y., Meyers, T., Monson, R. K., Munger, J., Oechel, W., Paw U, K. T., Pilegaard, K., Rannik, Ü., Rebmann, C., Suyker, A., Valentini, R., Wilson, K., Wofsy, S. (2002) Seasonality Of Ecosystem Respiration And Gross Primary Production As Derived From FLUXNET Measurements, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 113(1-4), 53-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1923(02)00102-8
  • Hibbard, K. A., Law, B. E., Reichstein, M., Sulzman, J. (2005) An Analysis Of Soil Respiration Across Northern Hemisphere Temperate Ecosystems, Biogeochemistry, 73(1), 29-70. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10533-004-2946-0
  • Irvine, J., Law, B. E. (2002) Contrasting Soil Respiration In Young And Old-Growth Ponderosa Pine Forests, Global Change Biology, 8(12), 1183-1194. https://doi.org/10.1046/J.1365-2486.2002.00544.X
  • Irvine, J., Law, B. E., Anthoni, P. M., Meinzer, F. C. (2002) Water Limitations To Carbon Exchange In Old-Growth And Young Ponderosa Pine Stands, Tree Physiology, 22(2-3), 189-196. https://doi.org/10.1093/TREEPHYS/22.2-3.189
  • Irvine, J., Law, B. E., Kurpius, M. R., Anthoni, P. M., Moore, D., Schwarz, P. A. (2004) Age-Related Changes In Ecosystem Structure And Function And Effects On Water And Carbon Exchange In Ponderosa Pine, Tree Physiology, 24(7), 753-763. https://doi.org/10.1093/TREEPHYS/24.7.753
  • Kelliher, F., Ross, D., Law, B., Baldocchi, D., Rodda, N. (2004) Limitations To Carbon Mineralization In Litter And Mineral Soil Of Young And Old Ponderosa Pine Forests, Forest Ecology And Management, 191(1-3), 201-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FORECO.2003.12.005
  • Law, B. E. (1995) Estimation Of Leaf Area Index And Light Intercepted By Shrubs From Digital Videography, Remote Sensing Of Environment, 51(2), 276-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-4257(94)00054-Q
  • Law, B. E., Cescatti, A., Baldocchi, D. D. (2001) Leaf Area Distribution And Radiative Transfer In Open-Canopy Forests: Implications For Mass And Energy Exchange, Tree Physiology, 21(12-13), 777-787. https://doi.org/10.1093/TREEPHYS/21.12-13.777
  • Law, B. E., Goldstein, A. H., Anthoni, P. M., Unsworth, M. H., Panek, J. A., Bauer, M. R., Fracheboud, J. M., Hultman, N. (2001) Carbon Dioxide And Water Vapor Exchange By Young And Old Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems During A Dry Summer, Tree Physiology, 21(5), 299-308. https://doi.org/10.1093/TREEPHYS/21.5.299
  • Law, B. E., Ryan, M. G., Anthoni, P. M. (1999) Seasonal And Annual Respiration Of A Ponderosa Pine Ecosystem, Global Change Biology, 5(2), 169-182. https://doi.org/10.1046/J.1365-2486.1999.00214.X
  • Law, B. E., Sun, O. J., Campbell, J., Van Tuyl, S., Thornton, P. E. (2003) Changes In Carbon Storage And Fluxes In A Chronosequence Of Ponderosa Pine, Global Change Biology, 9(4), 510-524. https://doi.org/10.1046/J.1365-2486.2003.00624.X
  • Law, B. E., Turner, D., Campbell, J., Sun, O. J., Van Tuyl, S., Ritts, W. D., Cohen, W. B. (2004) Disturbance And Climate Effects On Carbon Stocks And Fluxes Across Western Oregon USA, Global Change Biology, 10(9), 1429-1444. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2486.2004.00822.X
  • Law, B. E., Waring, R., Anthoni, P. M., Aber, J. D. (2000) Measurements Of Gross And Net Ecosystem Productivity And Water Vapour Exchange Of A Pinus Ponderosa Ecosystem, And An Evaluation Of Two Generalized Models, Global Change Biology, 6(2), 155-168. https://doi.org/10.1046/J.1365-2486.2000.00291.X
  • Law, B., Baldocchi, D., Anthoni, P. (1999) Below-Canopy And Soil CO2 Fluxes In A Ponderosa Pine Forest, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 94(3-4), 171-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1923(99)00019-2
  • Law, B., Thornton, P., Irvine, J., Anthoni, P., Van Tuyl, S. (2001) Carbon Storage And Fluxes In Ponderosa Pine Forests At Different Developmental Stages, Global Change Biology, 7(7), 755-777. https://doi.org/10.1046/J.1354-1013.2001.00439.X
  • Law, B., Van Tuyl, S., Cescatti, A., Baldocchi, D. (2001) Estimation Of Leaf Area Index In Open-Canopy Ponderosa Pine Forests At Different Successional Stages And Management Regimes In Oregon, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 108(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1923(01)00226-X
  • McDowell, N. G., Bowling, D. R., Bond, B. J., Irvine, J., Law, B. E., Anthoni, P., Ehleringer, J. R. (2004) Response Of The Carbon Isotopic Content Of Ecosystem, Leaf, And Soil Respiration To Meteorological And Physiological Driving Factors In A Pinus Ponderosa Ecosystem, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 18(1), n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GB002049
  • McDowell, N. G., Bowling, D. R., Schauer, A., Irvine, J., Bond, B. J., Law, B. E., Ehleringer, J. R. (2004) Associations Between Carbon Isotope Ratios Of Ecosystem Respiration, Water Availability And Canopy Conductance, Global Change Biology, 10(10), 1767-1784. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2486.2004.00837.X
  • Reichstein, M., Rey, A., Freibauer, A., Tenhunen, J., Valentini, R., Banza, J., Casals, P., Cheng, Y., Grünzweig, J. M., Irvine, J., Joffre, R., Law, B. E., Loustau, D., Miglietta, F., Oechel, W., Ourcival, J., Pereira, J. S., Peressotti, A., Ponti, F., Qi, Y., Rambal, S., Rayment, M., Romanya, J., Rossi, F., Tedeschi, V., Tirone, G., Xu, M., Yakir, D. (2003) Modeling Temporal And Large-Scale Spatial Variability Of Soil Respiration From Soil Water Availability, Temperature And Vegetation Productivity Indices, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 17(4), n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GB002035
  • Ryan, M. G., Bond, B. J., Law, B. E., Hubbard, R. M., Woodruff, D., Cienciala, E., Kucera, J. (2000) Transpiration And Whole-Tree Conductance In Ponderosa Pine Trees Of Different Heights, Oecologia, 124(4), 553-560. https://doi.org/10.1007/S004420000403
  • Schwarz, P. A., Law, B. E., Williams, M., Irvine, J., Kurpius, M., Moore, D. (2004) Climatic Versus Biotic Constraints On Carbon And Water Fluxes In Seasonally Drought-Affected Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 18(GB4007), n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1029/2004GB002234
  • Sun, O. J., Campbell, J., Law, B. E., Wolf, V. (2004) Dynamics Of Carbon Stocks In Soils And Detritus Across Chronosequences Of Different Forest Types In The Pacific Northwest, USA, Global Change Biology, 10(9), 1470-1481. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2486.2004.00829.X
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