Enhancing the terrestrial ecosystem carbon sink (referred to as terrestrial C sink) is an
important way to slow down the continuous increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) …

Abstract Knowledge of carbon exchange between the atmosphere, land and the oceans is
important, given that the terrestrial and marine environments are currently absorbing about …

The location and mechanisms responsible for the carbon sink in northern mid-latitude lands
are uncertain. Here, we used an improved estimation method of forest biomass and a 50 …

MODIS primary production products (MOD17) are the first regular, near-real-time data sets
for repeated monitoring of vegetation primary production on vegetated land at 1-km …

Interannual variability in aboveground net primary production (ANPP) was assessed with
long-term (mean= 12 years) data from 11 Long Term Ecological Research sites across North …

From the 1992 Rio Earth Summit to the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference there was a
concerted international effort to stop climate change. Yet greenhouse gas emissions …

To accurately and precisely measure the carbon in forests is gaining global attention as
countries seek to comply with agreements under the UN Framework Convention on Climate …

The global carbon budget is, of course, balanced. The conservation of carbon and the first
law of thermodynamics are intact.“Balancing the carbon budget” refers to the state of the …

The objective of this research was to compare seasonal and annual estimates of CO2 and
water vapor exchange across sites in forests, grasslands, crops, and tundra that are part of …

Soil, through its various functions, plays a vital role in the Earth's ecosystems and provides
multiple ecosystem services to humanity. Pedotransfer functions (PTFs) are simple to …