Direct and indirect effects of experimental warming on ecosystem carbon processes in a tallgrass prairie

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Wan, Shiqiang ^a,b   Hui, Dafeng ^b   Wallace, Linda ^b   Luo, Yiqi ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GRASSLAND;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 27644564888     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GB002315     Document Type: Article

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