Multiple steady-states in the terrestrial atmosphere-biosphere system: A result of a discrete vegetation classification?

Biogeosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 707-714

  Kleidon, A ^a   Fraedrich, K ^b   Low, C ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

EID: 34548221352     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-4-707-2007     Document Type: Article

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