Recent advances in ecosystem-atmosphere interactions: An ecological perspective

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue 1521, 2003, Pages 1215-1227

  Moorcroft, P R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric models; Climate change; Land atmosphere interactions; Structured population models; Terrestrial ecosystem models; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORT; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0037899598     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2251     Document Type: Review

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