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SPRUCE Photosynthesis and Respiration of Picea mariana and Larix laricina in SPRUCE Experimental Plots, 2016-2017

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This data set contains empirical physiological, morphological, and chemical data collected on two dominant conifer species, Picea mariana and Larix laricina, between May 2016 and August 2017 at the SPRUCE (Spruce and Peatland Responses Under Changing Environments) experiment that assesses the response of peatland ecosystems to whole-ecosystem warming and elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Data reported include: measurements of light-saturated net photosynthesis and dark respiration at ambient atmospheric CO2 concentration (2016), CO2 response curves of light-saturated net photosynthesis (2017), leaf morphology (leaf mass per unit leaf area), and nitrogen content (on both mass and area basis). The SPRUCE experiment is located 40 km north of Grand Rapids, MN, in the USDA Forest Service Marcell Experimental Forest.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23). Climate and Environmental Sciences Division
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1455138
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English