Ignoring detailed fast-changing dynamics of land use overestimates regional terrestrial carbon sequestration

Biogeosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1647-1654

  Zhao, S Q ^a,b   Liu, S ^c   Li, Z ^b   Sohl, T L ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Research and Technology Solutions   (United States)

^c EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECADAL VARIATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HARVESTING; LAND USE CHANGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 75449095900     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-6-1647-2009     Document Type: Article

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