The effects of global change on tropical ecosystems

Geoderma

Volumn 79, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 9-24

  Scholes, R J ^a   Van Breemen, N ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Climate; Global change; Land cover; Tropical ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLOBAL CHANGE; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LAND USE CHANGE; TROPICAL ECOSYSTEM; TROPICS; VEGETATION COVER; WATER BALANCE;

EID: 0030810064     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97)00036-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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