Environmental Engineering Reference
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Chapter 2
Carbon, Water and Energy Fluxes
of Terrestrial Ecosystems in Italy
Dario Papale, Mirco Migliavacca, Edoardo Cremonese, Alessandro Cescatti,
Giorgio Alberti, Manuela Balzarolo, Luca Belelli Marchesini,
Eleonora Canfora, Raffaele Casa, Pierpaolo Duce, Osvaldo Facini,
Marta Galvagno, Lorenzo Genesio, Damiano Gianelle, Vincenzo Magliulo,
Giorgio Matteucci, Leonardo Montagnani, Fabio Petrella, Andrea Pitacco,
Guenther Seufert, Donatella Spano, Paolo Stefani, Francesco P. Vaccari
and Riccardo Valentini
Abstract
In this chapter the Eddy Covariance network of Italy is presented, with
a short introduction to each of the 29 sites that were active during the CarboItaly
project. These sites provided a unique dataset for a better study and understanding
of the carbon cycle of terrestrial ecosystems and the links between carbon sink
capacity and the main environmental factors. After a number of examples of Eddy
Covariance time series where it is possible to see the effect of interannual climate
variability and disturbances and managements practices, an analysis of the role of
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