Seasonal controls of canopy chlorophyll content on forest carbon uptake: Implications for GPP modeling

Abstract Forested ecosystems represent an important part of the global carbon cycle, with accurate estimates of gross primary productivity (GPP) crucial for understanding ecosystem response to environmental controls and improving global carbon models. This research investigated the relationships between leaf area index (LAI) and leaf chlorophyll content (Chl Leaf ) with forest carbon uptake. Ground measurements of LAI and Chl Leaf were taken …