16  Reading

• Falkowski et al. (2000)
  • Reviews our understanding of the carbon cycle - almost 25 years ago, but still relevant: “Although natural processes can potentially slow the rate of increase in atmospheric CO₂, there is no natural “savior” waiting to assimilate all the anthropogenically produced CO₂ in the coming century.”
• Bonan (2008)
  • A review paper on the role of forests in the climate system
• Key Concepts in Ecology reading list, British Ecological Society
  • Contains links to papers with “textbook quality” on a set of topics in terrestrial ecology.

Bonan, Gordon B. 2008. “Forests and Climate Change: Forcings, Feedbacks, and the Climate Benefits of Forests.” Science 320 (5882): 1444–49. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1155121.

Falkowski, P., R. J. Scholes, E. Boyle, J. Canadell, D. Canfield, J. Elser, N. Gruber, et al. 2000. “The Global Carbon Cycle: A Test of Our Knowledge of Earth as a System.” Science 290 (5490): 291–96. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.290.5490.291.