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- Publisher
- Ecological Society of America
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2003 by the Ecological Society of America
- Subject
- Reviews
- ISSN
- 1540-9295
- eISSN
- 1540-9309
- DOI
- 10.1890/1540-9295%282003%29001%5B0038:GSHTEC%5D2.0.CO%3B2
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
While the earth's climate can affect the structure and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, the process also works in reverse. As a result, changes in terrestrial ecosystems may influence climate through both biophysical and biogeochemical processes. This two-way link between the physical climate system and the biosphere is under increasing scrutiny. We review recent developments in the analysis of this interaction, focusing in particular on how alterations in the structure and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, through either human land-use practices or global climate change, may affect the future of the earth's climate.
Journal
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment – Ecological Society of America
Published: Feb 1, 2003