Estimating aboveground net primary production in grassland and herbaceous dominated ecosystems

TitleEstimating aboveground net primary production in grassland and herbaceous dominated ecosystems
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsKnapp A.K, Briggs J.M, Childers DL, Sala O.E
EditorFahey TJ, Knapp A.K
Book TitlePrinciples and standards for measuring primary production
PublisherOxford University Press
CityOxford
Accession NumberJRN00475
KeywordsANPP, book, chapter, grassland, ANPP method, method, aboveground net primary production, NPP, plant, ANPP, report, technique, aboveground NPP
Abstract

Although grass- and herb-dominated ecosystems may be easier to sample for aboveground primary production than most others, a variety of challenges for standardizing approaches in different settings and circumstances must be overcome. This chapter describes the most common harvest approaches for grassland production measurement and a suite of site-specific criteria that affect the choice of approach (e.g., grazing, decomposition, phenology). Errors leading to either underestimation or overestimation are examined, and a case study describing approaches for evaluating sample adequacy is provided.

DOI10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195168662.003.0003
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