Role of terrestrial ecosystems in determining CO2 stabilization and recovery behaviour

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 682-699

  Jones, Chris ^a   Liddicoat, Spencer ^a   Lowe, Jason ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EMISSION CONTROL; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

EID: 77958519739     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2010.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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