Meta-analysis of high-latitude nitrogen-addition and warming studies implies ecological mechanisms overlooked by land models

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 6969-6983

  Bouskill, N J ^a   Riley, W J ^a   Tang, J Y ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; LATITUDE; META-ANALYSIS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; WARMING;

EID: 84918506929     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-6969-2014     Document Type: Article

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