Carbon dioxide effects research and assessment program. Carbon balances in northern ecosystems and the potential effect of carbon dioxide induced climatic change

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6606403

Miller, P C ^[1]

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1. ed.

Ecosystems north of about 60/sup 0/N may become important in the global carbon balance with increased warming due to carbon dioxide buildup because of their large reserves of dead organic carbon and their high sensitivity to climatic change. Given the potential significance of these ecosystems, it is critical to estimate their current carbon balance as precisely as possible, to improve estimates of the future carbon balance if world climate changes, and to assess the range of certainty associated with these changes. This workshop proceedings presents the current state of knowledge on these problems and considers future implications. (ACR)

• Research Organization: San Diego State Univ., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG03-80EV10352
• OSTI ID: 6606403
• Report Number(s): CONF-8003118-(Summ.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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510200* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
ARCTIC REGIONS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
CARBON
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON CYCLE
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CLIMATES
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DECOMPOSITION
DISTRIBUTION
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FORECASTING
INFORMATION
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLAR REGIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS