Carbon metabolism of the terrestrial biosphere: A multitechnique approach for improved understanding

Ecosystems

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-130

  Canadell, J G ^a   Mooney, H A ^b   Baldocchi, D D ^c   Berry, J A ^d   Ehleringer, J R ^e   Field, C B ^d   Gower, S T ^f   Hollinger, D Y ^g   Hunt, J E ^h   Jackson, R B ⁱ   Running, S W ^j   Shaver, G R ^k   Steffen, W ^l   Trumbore, S E ^m   Valentini, R ⁿ   Bond, B Y ^o  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^g USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^h LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

ⁱ DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^k ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^l ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^o OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Biosphere metabolism; Carbon cycle; Carbon fluxes; Global change; Terrestrial ecosystems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034031508     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100210000014     Document Type: Review

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