Interactions between nitrogen deposition, land cover conversion, and climate change determine the contemporary carbon balance of Europe

European ecosystems are thought to take up large amounts of carbon, but neither the rate nor the contributions of the underlying processes are well known. In the second half of the 20th century, carbon dioxide concentrations have risen by more that 100 ppm, atmospheric nitrogen deposition has more t...

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Main Authors: G. Churkina, S. Zaehle, J. Hughes, N. Viovy, Y. Chen, M. Jung, B. W. Heumann, N. Ramankutty, M. Heimann, C. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-09-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/2749/2010/bg-7-2749-2010.pdf