Uncertainties in the role of land vegetation in the carbon cycle

Chemosphere

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 805-819

  Adams, J M ^a   Piovesan, G ^b  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Carbon dioxide; Carbon sinks; Missing sink

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOLOGY; FEEDBACK; VEGETATION;

CARBON CYCLE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; VEGETATION COVER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CARBON CYCLE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY; VEGETATION;

EID: 0036887691     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00382-X     Document Type: Article

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