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Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing World pp 59–78Cite as

Saturation of the Terrestrial Carbon Sink

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Canadell, J.G. et al. (2007). Saturation of the Terrestrial Carbon Sink. In: Canadell, J.G., Pataki, D.E., Pitelka, L.F. (eds) Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing World. Global Change — The IGBP Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32730-1_6

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