Research and development priorities towards recarbonization of the biosphere

Recarbonization of the Biosphere: Ecosystems and the Global Carbon Cycle

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 533-544

  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

Anthromes; Anthropocene; Anthropogenic emissions; Carbon burial in lakes; Carbon density; Climate change risk analysis; CO2 fertilization effect; Cryosols; Deforestation; Dissolved organic carbon; Global carbon budget; Global warming; Greenhouse gases; Peatlands; Permafrost; Positive feedback; Priority biomes; Rice paddy; The human dimensions; Unknown carbon sink; Unknown carbon source; Wild fires

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949255081     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4159-1_25     Document Type: Chapter

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