Download Profile: APPARENT TRENDS IN PHOTOSYNTHETIC CAPACITY OF MONSOON ASIA FROM 1982 TO 2002
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rapid economic growth of Monsoon Asia raises concerns about the future of
carbon stored in the terrestrial ecosystems of the region, especially in connection
with climate change [Tian et al.,
2003; Canadell et al., 2002; Oikawa and Ito, 2001; Esser, 1995]. The regional carbon budget
for 1980s suggests that Monsoon Asia as a whole acted as source [Tian et al., 2003], although some parts of
the region acted as sink. Here we provide some evidence from satellite data
that photosynthetic capacity of the region changed in the manner that suggests
similar conclusion. Comparing the period 1982-1992 and the period 1992-2002, we
found that the photosynthetic capacity of the territory generally decreased in
the forest zone and increased in the non-forest zone of the region.
Author: G. A. Alexandrov, T. Oikawa, and Y. Yamagata (g dot alexandrov at nies dot go dot jp) Filesize: 712.44 Kb
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