Biogeochemical responses of the carbon cycle to natural and human perturbations: Past, present, and future

American Journal of Science

Volumn 299, Issue 7-9, 1999, Pages 762-801

  Ver, Leah May B ^a   Mackenzie, Fred T ^a   Lerman, Abraham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040531888     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.299.7-9.762     Document Type: Article

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