Carbon balance gradient in European forests: should we doubt 'surprising' results? A reply to Piovesan & Adams

Authors
Jarvis, PG Dolman, AJ Schulze, ED Matteucci, G Kowalski, AS Ceulemans, R Rebmann, C Moors, EJ Granier, A Gross, P Jensen, NO Pilegaard, K Lindroth, A Grelle, A Bernhofer, C Grunwald, T Aubinet, M Vesala, T Rannik, U Berbigier, P Loustau, D Guomundson, J Ibrom, A Morgenstern, K Clement, R Moncrieff, J Montagnani, L Minerbi, S Valentini, R
Citation
Pg. Jarvis et al., Carbon balance gradient in European forests: should we doubt 'surprising' results? A reply to Piovesan & Adams, J VEG SCI, 12(1), 2001, pp. 145-150
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE
ISSN journal
11009233 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
145 - 150
Database
ISI
SICI code
1100-9233(200102)12:1<145:CBGIEF>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
This paper responds to the Forum contribution by Piovesan & Adams (2000) wh o criticized the results obtained by the EUROFLUX network on carbon fluxes of several European forests. The major point of criticism was that the data provided by EUROFLUX are inconsistent with current scientific understandin g. It is argued that understanding the terrestrial global carbon cycle requ ires more than simply restating what was known previously, and that Piovesa n & Adams have not been able to show any major conflicts between our findin gs and ecosystem or atmospheric-transport theories.