Modeling physical and biogeochemical controls over carbon accumulation in a boreal forest soil

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Carrasco, Jonathan J ^a,b   Neff, Jason C ^b   Harden, Jennifer W ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON CYCLE; FOREST SOIL; MODELING; PERMAFROST; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33747648439     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JG000087     Document Type: Article

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