Terrestrial models and global change: challenges for the future |
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Authors: | George C Hurtt PauL R Moorcroft Stephen W Pacala and Simon A Levin |
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Institution: | Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544–1003, USA |
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Abstract: | A wide variety of models have illustrated the potential importance of terrestrial biological feedbacks on climate and climate change; yet our ability to make precise predictions is severely limited, due to a high degree of uncertainty. In this paper, after briefly reviewing current models, we present challenges for new terrestrial models and introduce a simple mechanistic approach that may complement existing approaches. |
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Keywords: | biodiversity climate change ecosystem models land use |
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