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Original Research Articles

Direct and indirect effects of climatic variations on the interannual variability in net ecosystem exchange across terrestrial ecosystems

Junjiong ShaoSchool of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China;Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China;Coastal Ecosystems Research Station of Yangtze River Estuary, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, China
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Xuhui ZhouSchool of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China;Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yiqi LuoDepartment of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK73019, USA
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Bo LiCoastal Ecosystems Research Station of Yangtze River Estuary, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, China
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Mika AurelaFinnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, FI-00101, Helsinki, Finland
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David BillesbachDepartment of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE68583-0726, USA
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Peter D. BlankenDepartment of Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO80309-0260, USA
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Rosvel BrachoSchool of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA
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Jiquan ChenLandscape Ecology & Ecosystem Science (LEES) Lab, CGCEO, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI48823, USA;Department of Geography, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI48823, USA
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Marc FischerDepartment of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE68583-0726, USA
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Yuling FuThe Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 2000241, China
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Lianhong GuOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN37831, USA
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Shijie HanState Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Liaoning110016, China
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Yongtao HeInstitute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100101, China
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Thomas KolbSchool of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ86011-5018, USA
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Yingnian LiNorthwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qinghai, 810001, China
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Zoltan NagyMTA-SZIE Plant Ecology Research Group, Szent Istvan University, Pater 1. 2103Godollo, Hungary
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Shuli NiuInstitute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100101, China
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Walter C. OechelChange Research Group, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA92182, USA
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Krisztina PinterMTA-SZIE Plant Ecology Research Group, Szent Istvan University, Pater 1. 2103Godollo, Hungary
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Peili ShiInstitute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100101, China
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Andrew SuykerSchool of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE68583, USA
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Margaret TornDepartment of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE68583-0726, USA
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Andrej VarlaginA. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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Huimin WangInstitute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100101, China
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Junhua YanSouth China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 51065, China
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Guirui YuInstitute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100101, China
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Junhui ZhangState Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Liaoning110016, China
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Article: 30575 | Received 30 Nov 2015, Accepted 10 Jul 2016, Published online: 02 Aug 2016

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