It is well known that atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2)(and other
greenhouse gases) have increased markedly as a result of human activity since the …

Atmospheric change encompassing a rising carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentration is one
component of Global Change that affects various ecosystem processes and functions. The …

Because the capability of terrestrial ecosystems to fix carbon is constrained by nutrient
availability, understanding how nutrients limit plant growth is a key contemporary question …

Researchers agree that climate change factors such as rising atmospheric [CO2] and
warming will likely interact to modify ecosystem properties and processes. However, the …

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 …

Soil inorganic carbon (SIC) is the largest pool (≈ 950 Pg of soil carbonate+ 1404 Pg of
bicarbonate in groundwater; ie, 1 Pg= 10 15 g= 1 gigaton) of the global carbon cycle at a …

Aim The goals of this study are:(1) to determine whether increasing atmospheric CO2
concentrations and changing climate increased intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE, as …

Afforestation has been proposed as an effective method of carbon (C) sequestration;
however, the magnitude and direction of soil C and nitrogen (N) dynamics following …

Ecosystems, their properties, goods and services Page 1 Ecosystems, their properties, goods
and services Coordinating Lead Authors: Andreas Fischlin (Switzerland), Guy F. Midgley …

Soils contain the largest pool of terrestrial organic carbon (C) and are a major source of
atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Thus, they may play a key role in modulating climate …