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Terrestrial carbon storage resulting from CO 2 and nitrogen fertilization in temperate grasslands
Author(s) -
THORNLEY J. H. M.,
FOWLER D.,
CANNELL M. G. R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
plant, cell and environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.646
H-Index - 200
eISSN - 1365-3040
pISSN - 0140-7791
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1991.tb00972.x
Subject(s) - carbon sink , temperate climate , sink (geography) , grassland , carbon sequestration , environmental science , nitrogen , carbon fibers , carbon cycle , human fertilization , nitrogen cycle , ecology , carbon dioxide , agronomy , ecosystem , geography , biology , chemistry , mathematics , cartography , organic chemistry , algorithm , composite number
. A temperate grassland model has been used to simulate carbon sequestration under various environmental conditions. The results suggest that the CO 2 and nitrogen fertilization that has occurred may contribute appreciably to the so‐called missing carbon sink, which it has been suggested must exist to balance the global carbon budget.