The relationship of the phase and amplitude of the annual cycle of co2 to phenological events

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 213-226

  Thompson, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annual cycle; Atmospheric CO2; Climate change; Diffusion model; Globalview; International phenological gardens; Phenology; Sensitivity study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863394454     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2011.615347     Document Type: Article

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