Causes and timing of future biosphere extinctions

Biogeosciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-92

  Franck, S ^a   Bounama, C ^a   Von Bloh, W ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOSPHERE; CARBON CYCLE; EXTINCTION RISK; KEROGEN; MANTLE; SEAFLOOR;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33646482926     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-3-85-2006     Document Type: Article

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