Plumbing the global carbon cycle: Integrating inland waters into the terrestrial carbon budget

Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 171-184

  Cole, J J ^a   Prairie, Y T ^b   Caraco, N F ^a   McDowell, W H ^c   Tranvik, L J ^d   Striegl, R G ^e   Duarte, C M ^f   Kortelainen, P ^g   Downing, J A ^h   Middelburg, J J ⁱ   Melack, J ^j  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^f INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^g FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^h IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Freshwater ecosystems; Global carbon; Inland waters

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SINK; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GAS EXCHANGE; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION;

EID: 34249700150     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-006-9013-8     Document Type: Article

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