Simulating carbon dynamics along the Boreal Forest Transect Case Study (BFTCS) in central Canada 2. Sensitivity to climate change

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 393-402

  Peng, Changhui ^a,b   Apps, Michael J ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON DYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE;

CANADA;

EID: 14444271794     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98gb00352     Document Type: Article

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