Trends in ANPP Response to Temperature in Wetland Meadows across a Subcontinental Gradient in Patagonia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Site Description
2.2. ANPP Monthly Association with Temperature
2.3. Spatial and Inter-Annual Variation in the Slope
3. Results
3.1. ANPP Monthly Association with Temperature
3.2. Temporal Trends of ANPP Response to Temperature
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Irisarri, J.G.N.; Cipriotti, P.A.; Texeira, M.; Curcio, M.H. Trends in ANPP Response to Temperature in Wetland Meadows across a Subcontinental Gradient in Patagonia. Meteorology 2022, 1, 220-230. https://doi.org/10.3390/meteorology1020015
Irisarri JGN, Cipriotti PA, Texeira M, Curcio MH. Trends in ANPP Response to Temperature in Wetland Meadows across a Subcontinental Gradient in Patagonia. Meteorology. 2022; 1(2):220-230. https://doi.org/10.3390/meteorology1020015
Chicago/Turabian StyleIrisarri, Jorge Gonzalo N., Pablo A. Cipriotti, Marcos Texeira, and Matias H. Curcio. 2022. "Trends in ANPP Response to Temperature in Wetland Meadows across a Subcontinental Gradient in Patagonia" Meteorology 1, no. 2: 220-230. https://doi.org/10.3390/meteorology1020015