A potential loss of carbon associated with greater plant growth in the European Arctic

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 875-879

  Hartley, Iain P ^a,e   Garnett, Mark H ^b   Sommerkorn, Martin ^c   Hopkins, David W ^a,f   Fletcher, Benjamin J ^d   Sloan, Victoria L ^d   Phoenix, Gareth K ^d   Wookey, Philip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^f HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLONIZATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; MONTANE FOREST; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL CARBON; TUNDRA; WARMING;

ARCTIC; EUROPE;

BETULA PUBESCENS SUBSP. TORTUOSA;

EID: 84869434960     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1575     Document Type: Article

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