Abstract
Since the increased emission of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere may become a serious environmental problem in the world, quantitative studies on the carbon cycle are essential to predict the CO2-induced warming effect on the earth. The carbon cycle in a terrestrial ecosystem involves the circulation of carbon among the atmosphere, vegetation, and soil as carbon pools. Of these carbon pools, soil is the largest reservoir (1500 Pg on a global scale, or twice the atmospheric carbon pool; Watson et al., 1990). Therefore, relevant discussions about the carbon cycle require information on the carbon flux between soil and the atmosphere or between soil and vegetation.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Structure and Function in Agroecosystem Design and Management |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 207-226 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781420041460 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780849309045 |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 Jan 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Environmental Science(all)
