Implications of future climate and atmospheric CO2 content for regional biogeochemistry, biogeography and ecosystem services across East Africa

Global Change Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 617-640

  Doherty, Ruth M ^a   Sitch, Stephen ^b,c   Smith, Benjamin ^d   Lewis, Simon L ^c   Thornton, Philip K ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate uncertainty; DGVM; Dynamic global vegetation models; East Africa; Ecosystem services; General circulation models; Regional climate impacts

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FUTURE PROSPECT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EAST AFRICA;

EID: 77954643575     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01997.x     Document Type: Article

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