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The human‐induced imbalance between C, N and P in Earth's life system
Author(s) -
Peñuelas Josep,
Sardans Jordi,
Rivasubach Albert,
Janssens Ivan A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
global change biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.146
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1365-2486
pISSN - 1354-1013
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02568.x
Subject(s) - earth (classical element) , carbon sequestration , ecosystem , earth system science , carbon fibers , carbon cycle , nitrogen , environmental science , function (biology) , human fertilization , astrobiology , human life , global change , earth science , natural resource economics , ecology , biology , climate change , chemistry , geology , agronomy , materials science , economics , evolutionary biology , carbon dioxide , political science , physics , composite material , mathematical physics , law , humanity , organic chemistry , composite number
Human‐induced carbon and nitrogen fertilization are generating a strong imbalance with P . This imbalance confers an increasingly important role to P availability and N : P ratio in the Earth's life system, affecting carbon sequestration potential and the structure, function and evolution of the Earth's ecosystems.
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