Key knowledge and data gaps in modelling the influence of CO2 concentration on the terrestrial carbon sink

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 203, Issue , 2016, Pages 3-15

  Pugh, T A M ^a,b   Muller C ^c   Arneth, A ^b   Haverd, V ^d   Smith, B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84971638468     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2016.05.001     Document Type: Review

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