Anders Ahlström
Senior lecturer
Semiarid ecosystems
Author
Summary, in English
• Semiarid regions control a large fraction of the interannual variability in the global terrestrial CO2 sink and of atmospheric CO2 growth rate. • Semiarid ecosystems are characterized by recurring disturbances that alter the regional C budgets. As disturbances are expected to become more frequent or intense in the future, quantifying their contribution to semiarid C balance is crucial. • We review the most current knowledge pertaining to estimates of greenhouse gas components in semiarid regions and discuss uncertainties associated with these measurements and models.
Department/s
- Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science
- BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
- MERGE: ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system
Publishing year
2022-01-01
Language
English
Pages
311-335
Publication/Series
Balancing Greenhouse Gas Budgets : Accounting for Natural and Anthropogenic Flows of CO2 and other Trace Gases
Links
Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
ScienceDirect, Elsevier
Topic
- Climate Research
Keywords
- Carbon budget
- Drought
- Erosion
- Fires
- Semiarid
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 9780128149522
- ISBN: 9780128149539