Modeling carbon turnover in five terrestrial ecosystems in the boreal zone using multiple criteria of acceptance

Ambio

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 448-454

  Karlberg, Louise ^a   Gustafsson, David ^b   Jansson, Per Erik ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE CHANGE; MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TRACE ELEMENT;

CARBON; MEGESTROL ACETATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; MEGESTROL ACETATE; MODELS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33947590556     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447(2006)35[448:MCTIFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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