Potential impacts of climate change on biogeochemical functioning of Cerrado ecosystems;Os impactos potenciais das mudanças climáticas no funcionamento biogeoquímico dos ecossistemas de cerrado

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2012, Pages 655-671

  Bustamante, M M C ^a   Nardoto, G B ^b   Pinto, A S ^a   Resende, J C F ^c   Takahashi, F S C ^a   Vieira, L C G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c Unidade de Desenvolvimento Urbano   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbon; Climate change; Fire; Land use; Nutrient cycling; Savanna

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FIRE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SEASON; SOIL; TREE;

BIOMASS; BRAZIL; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FIRES; NITROGEN; SEASONS; SOIL; TREES; WATER;

EID: 84867090183     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842012000400005     Document Type: Article

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