Terrestrial biosphere as a source and sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide

Recarbonization of the Biosphere: Ecosystems and the Global Carbon Cycle

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-16

  Lal, Rattan ^a   Lorenz, Klaus ^b   Hüttl, Reinhard F ^c   Schneider, Bernd Uwe ^c   Von Braun, Joachim ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES   (Germany)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abrupt climate change; Aerosols; Afforestation; Anthromes; C3 plants; C4 plants; Carbon transported by erosion; Co benefits; Deforestation; Ecosystem C pool; Ecosystem services; Fossil fuel combustion; Land cover change; Land use; Mineral associated carbon; Payments for ecosystem services; Policy implications; Rubisco; Soil erosion; Soil restoration; Terrestrial biosphere; Urbanization; Zero emission technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887229107     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4159-1_1     Document Type: Chapter

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