Missing sinks, feedbacks, and understanding the role of terrestrial ecosystems in the global carbon balance

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-34

  Houghton, R A ^a   Davidson, E A ^a   Woodwell, G M ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SINK; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 0031819030     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GB02729     Document Type: Article

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