Timescales and dynamics of carbon in Australia’s Savannas

Ecosystem Function in Savannas: Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 347-365

  Barrett, Damian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84875727020     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b10275     Document Type: Chapter

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