Regional Analysis of the Central Great Plains

Spatial and seasonal dynamics of surface soil carbon in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico

“…Spatial heterogeneity of soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and flux is a general characteristic of terrestrial ecosystems over large areas (horizontal variation) and within complex landscapes (vertical variation) (Burke et al, 1991;Raghubanshi, 1992;Schimel and Burke, 1993;Schimel et al, 1996;Kern et al, 1997). Maps of tropical soils, however, often fail to represent this variation, due, at least in part, to the limited availability of spatial data at fine spatial resolutions (Band et al, 1991;Mudrick et al, 1994;Silver et al, 1994;Kern et al, 1997).…”

Simulating carbon dynamics along the Boreal Forest Transect Case Study (BFTCS) in central Canada: 1. Model testing

“…model was used for modeling grassland geochemistry at a regional scale [Burke et al, 1990[Burke et al, , 1991. Paustian et al [1992] used CENTURY to study influences of organic amendments and N fertilization on SOM in long-term plots.…”

Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Natural Resource Systems

“…Regional impact assessments m now of growing importance (Schimel et at 1990, Burke et al 1991. The use of ecosystem models at the regional scale had been limited by three factors: lack of regional data for validating models such as plant production, N turnover, soil C dynamics and evapotranspiration rates.…”