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SCALING AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS IN ECOLOGY

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  1. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, 12545-0129, Millbrook, NY, USA

    Peter M. Groffman

  2. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, 12545-0129, Millbrook, NY, USA

    Rodney T. Venterea

  3. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, 12545-0129, Millbrook, NY, USA

    Louis V. Verchot

  4. NASA Ames Research Center, 94035-1000, Moffett Field, CA, USA

    Christopher S. Potter

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  1. School of Life Sciences and Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, 85287-4501, Tempe, AZ, USA

    JIANGUO WU

  2. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 89193-3478, Las Vegas, NV, USA

    K. BRUCE JONES

  3. USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Center for Forested Wetlands Research, 29414, Charleston, SC, USA

    HARBIN LI

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    ORIE L. LOUCKS

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Groffman, P.M., Venterea, R.T., Verchot, L.V., Potter, C.S. (2006). LANDSCAPE AND REGIONAL SCALE STUDIES OF NITROGEN GAS FLUXES. In: WU, J., JONES, K.B., LI, H., LOUCKS, O.L. (eds) SCALING AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS IN ECOLOGY. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4663-4_10

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