Effects of climate change on carbon storage in boreal forests of China: A local perspective

Climatic Change

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 61-75

  Ni, Jian ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAPPING; SOILS; VEGETATION;

DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE;

CHINA;

EID: 0036801671     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020291220673     Document Type: Article

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