Contribution of China to the global carbon cycle since the last glacial maximum: Reconstruction from palaeovegetation maps and an empirical biosphere model

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-408

  Peng, Changhui ^a,b   Apps, Michael J ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 5944221779     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v49i4.15977     Document Type: Article

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