Is carbon within the global terrestrial biosphere becoming more oxidized? Implications for trends in atmospheric O2

Global Change Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 260-271

  Randerson, James T ^a   Masiello, C A ^b   Still, C J ^c   Rahn, T ^d   Poorter, H ^e   Field, C B ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical and elemental composition of organic matter; Ecosystem respiration; Global carbon cycle; Plant allocation

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SINK; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 33645881068     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01099.x     Document Type: Article

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