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I.Impact on mechanisms of greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric pollutants on climate, ozone depletion and carbon sinks
I.1 Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles: sources and sinks
 What is global change and ecosystems?
Research will focus on integrating observations, process studies and modelling of the budgets of carbon and nitrogen to better quantify the biospheric carbon and nitrogen sources and sinks for terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems.
Furthermore, effects of human induced and natural disturbances of ecosystems and their impact on the carbon cycle and inter-annual variability and future projections of the carbon cycle are to be addressed. Emphasis will be placed on relevant ecosystems, bio-geochemical and hydrological processes and feed backs of potential significance for the climate system. Global integration of marine, aquatic and terrestrial carbon and nitrogen sources and sinks and exchanges between the reservoirs should be foreseen. |
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