Climate, decay, and the death of the coal forests

Current Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2016, Pages R563-R567

  Hibbett, David ^a   Blanchette, Robert ^b   Kenrick, Paul ^c   Mills, Benjamin ^d  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; SOIL;

ATMOSPHERE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE; FOREST; PLANT; SOIL; WETLAND;

ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE; COAL; FORESTS; PLANTS; SOIL; WETLANDS;

EID: 84979732939     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.01.014     Document Type: Short Survey

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