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Original Articles

Reconciling apparent inconsistencies in estimates of terrestrial CO2 sources and sinks

J. I. HouseMax Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Winzerlaer Strasse 10, 07745, D-07701 Jena, Germany;
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I. C. PrenticeMax Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Winzerlaer Strasse 10, 07745, D-07701 Jena, Germany;
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N. RamankuttyCenter for Sustainability and the Global Environment, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA;
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R. A. HoughtonThe Woods Hole Research Center, PO Box 296, Woods Hole, MA02543, USA
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M. HeimannMax Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Winzerlaer Strasse 10, 07745, D-07701 Jena, Germany;
Pages 345-363 | Received 03 Apr 2002, Accepted 21 Oct 2002, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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