Interactions between the atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems: influence on weather and climate

Global Change Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 461-475

  Pielke Sr , Roger A ^a   Avissar, Roni ^b   Raupach, Michael ^c   Dolman, A Johannes ^d   Zeng, Xubin ^e   Denning, A Scott ^f  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; LAND-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTION;

EID: 0031852321     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.1998.00176.x     Document Type: Article

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