The human-induced imbalance between C, N and P in Earth's life system

Global Change Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-6

  Peñuelas, Josep ^a   Sardans, Jordi ^a   Rivas ubach, Albert ^a   Janssens, Ivan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CO 2 fertilization; Eutrophication; Evolutive driver; N and P deposition; N: P ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 84155170856     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02568.x     Document Type: Letter

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