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Special Issue: Non-CO2 greenhouse gases (NCGG8)

Land-use change and Biogeochemical controls of soil CO2, N2O and CH4 fluxes in Cameroonian forest landscapes

Louis V. Verchota Multifunctional Landscapes Program, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Palmira, ColombiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michael Dannenmannb Division of Biogeochemical Processes, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Campus Alpin, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmos+pheric Environmental Research (KIT/IMK-IFU), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyView further author information
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Steve Kwatcho Kengdoc Central Africa Office, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Yaoundé, Cameroon;d Department of Soil Ecology, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (Bayceer), University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, GermanyView further author information
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Charles Baudouin Njine-Bemembac Central Africa Office, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Yaoundé, Cameroon;e Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, CameroonView further author information
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Mariana C. Rufinof Lancaster Environment Center, Lancaster University, UKView further author information
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Denis Jean Sonwac Central Africa Office, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Yaoundé, CameroonView further author information
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Javier Tejedorb Division of Biogeochemical Processes, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Campus Alpin, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmos+pheric Environmental Research (KIT/IMK-IFU), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany;g Department of Natural Systems and Resources, Universidad Politécnica De Madrid, SpainView further author information
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Pages 45-67 | Received 27 Sep 2019, Accepted 29 May 2020, Published online: 20 Jul 2020

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