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Biotic carbon feedbacks in a materially closed soil–vegetation–atmosphere system

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  • Alexandru Milcu

    (NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London)

  • Martin Lukac

    (NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London
    School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading)

  • Jens-Arne Subke

    (School Natural Sciences, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling)

  • Pete Manning

    (NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London
    University of Newcastle, School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development)

  • Andreas Heinemeyer

    (Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
    NERC National Centre for Earth Observation, York-Centre, University of York)

  • Dennis Wildman

    (NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London)

  • Robert Anderson

    (NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London)

  • Phil Ineson

    (Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
    NERC National Centre for Earth Observation, York-Centre, University of York)

Abstract

Feedbacks between the living and non-living components of the terrestrial carbon cycle present a major source of uncertainty in climate predictions. Now research using materially closed soil-vegetation-atmosphere chamber experiments with carbon amounts proportional to the main terrestrial carbon pools suggests that short-term biotic responses could potentially buffer a temperature increase of 2.3 °C without significant positive feedbacks to atmospheric carbon dioxide.

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  • Alexandru Milcu & Martin Lukac & Jens-Arne Subke & Pete Manning & Andreas Heinemeyer & Dennis Wildman & Robert Anderson & Phil Ineson, 2012. "Biotic carbon feedbacks in a materially closed soil–vegetation–atmosphere system," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 2(4), pages 281-284, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:2:y:2012:i:4:d:10.1038_nclimate1448
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1448
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