Soil respiration and the global carbon cycle

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-20

  Schlesinger, William H ^a   Andrews, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0033984855     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006247623877     Document Type: Article

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