Ecosystem effects of CO2 concentration: Evidence from past climates

Climate of the Past

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 297-307

  Prentice, I C ^a   Harrison, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE MODELING; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOREST COVER; INTERGLACIAL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLLEN; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EID: 77049097140     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-5-297-2009     Document Type: Article

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