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Simulating the effects of climate and agricultural management practices on global crop yield by Deryng, D., Sacks, W. J., Barford, C. C., Ramankutty, N.

“…Climate change is expected to significantly impact global food production, and it is important to understand the potential geographic distribution of yield…”
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Factors controlling CO2 exchange on timescales from hourly to decadal at Harvard Forest by Urbanski, S., Barford, C., Wofsy, S., Kucharik, C., Pyle, E., Budney, J., McKain, K., Fitzjarrald, D., Czikowsky, M., Munger, J. W.

“…We analyzed 13 years (1992−2004) of CO2 flux data, biometry, and meteorology from a mixed deciduous forest in central Massachusetts. Annual net uptake of CO2…”
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Trading carbon for food: Global comparison of carbon stocks vs. crop yields on agricultural land by West, Paul C., Gibbs, Holly K., Monfreda, Chad, Wagner, John, Barford, Carol C., Carpenter, Stephen R., Foley, Jonathan A., DeFries, Ruth S.

“…Expanding croplands to meet the needs of a growing population, changing diets, and biofuel production comes at the cost of reduced carbon stocks in natural…”
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A Bacterial Method for the Nitrogen Isotopic Analysis of Nitrate in Seawater and Freshwater by Sigman, D. M, Casciotti, K. L, Andreani, M, Barford, C, Galanter, M, Böhlke, J. K

“…We report a new method for measurement of the isotopic composition of nitrate (NO3 -) at the natural-abundance level in both seawater and freshwater. The…”
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long-term record of carbon exchange in a boreal black spruce forest: means, responses to interannual variability, and decadal trends by DUNN, ALLISON L, BARFORD, CAROL C, WOFSY, STEVEN C, GOULDEN, MICHAEL L, DAUBE, BRUCE C

“…We present a decadal (1994-2004) record of carbon dioxide flux in a 160-year-old black spruce forest/veneer bog complex in central Manitoba, Canada. The…”
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An alternative approach for quantifying climate regulation by ecosystems by West, Paul C, Narisma, Gemma T, Barford, Carol C, Kucharik, Christopher J, Foley, Jonathan A

“…Ecosystems provide multiple benefits to people, including climate regulation. Previous efforts to quantify this ecosystem service have been either largely…”
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Factors controlling long- and short-term sequestration of atmospheric CO2 in a mid-latitude forest by BARFORD, Carol C, WOFSY, Steven C, GOULDEN, Michael L, MUNGER, J. William, PYLE, Elizabeth Hammond, URBANSKI, Shawn P, HUTYRA, Lucy, SALESKA, Scott R, FITZJARRALD, David, MOORE, Kathleen

“…Net uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) measured by eddy covariance in a 60- to 80-year-old forest averaged 2.0 +/- 0.4 megagrams of carbon per hectare per year…”
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A multiyear evaluation of a Dynamic Global Vegetation Model at three Ameriflux forest sites : Vegetation structure, phenology, soil temperature, and CO2 and H2O vapor exchange by KUCHARIK, Christopher J, BARFORD, Carol C, EL MAAYAR, Mustapha, WOFSY, Steven C, MONSON, Russell K, BALDOCCHI, Dennis D

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Closing the gap: global potential for increasing biofuel production through agricultural intensification by Johnston, Matt, Licker, R, Foley, J, Holloway, T, Mueller, N D, Barford, C, Kucharik, C

“…Since the end of World War II, global agriculture has undergone a period of rapid intensification achieved through a combination of increased applications of…”
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Steady-State Nitrogen Isotope Effects of N2 and N2O Production in Paracoccus denitrificans by BARFORD, C. C, MONTOYA, J. P, ALTABET, M. A, MITCHELL, R

“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Producer and consumer responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production—a perspective from the Brazilian Amazon by Zaks, D P M, Barford, C C, Ramankutty, N, Foley, J A

“…Greenhouse gases from the combination of land use change and agriculture are responsible for the largest share of global emissions, but are inadequately…”
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From Miami to Madison: Investigating the relationship between climate and terrestrial net primary production by Zaks, D.P.M, Ramankutty, N, Barford, C.C, Foley, J.A

“…The 1973 “Miami Model” was the first global‐scale empirical model of terrestrial net primary productivity (NPP), and its simplicity and relative accuracy has…”
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Contribution of Anaerobic Digesters to Emissions Mitigation and Electricity Generation Under U.S. Climate Policy by Zaks, David P. M, Winchester, Niven, Kucharik, Christopher J, Barford, Carol C, Paltsev, Sergey, Reilly, John M

“…Livestock husbandry in the U.S. significantly contributes to many environmental problems, including the release of methane, a potent greenhouse gas (GHG)…”
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Nitrification and nitrate reductase activity along a secondary successional gradient by BARFORD, C., LAJTHA, K., Latjha, K.

“…The control of nitrification was studied in a secondary successional gradient on Nantucket Island, MA. It was hypothesized that 1) variability in nitrification…”
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Global Consequences of Land Use by Foley, Jonathan A, DeFries, Ruth, Asner, Gregory P, Barford, Carol, Bonan, Gordon, Carpenter, Stephen R, Chapin, F. Stuart, Coe, Michael T, Daily, Gretchen C, Gibbs, Holly K, Helkowski, Joseph H, Holloway, Tracey, Howard, Erica A, Kucharik, Christopher J, Monfreda, Chad, Patz, Jonathan A, Prentice, I. Colin, Ramankutty, Navin, Snyder, Peter K

“…Land use has generally been considered a local environmental issue, but it is becoming a force of global importance. Worldwide changes to forests, farmlands,…”
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Simulating the effects of climate and agricultural management practices on global crop yield: SIMULATING GLOBAL CROP YIELD by Deryng, D., Sacks, W. J., Barford, C. C., Ramankutty, N.

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Biometric and eddy-covariance based estimates of annual carbon storage in five eastern North American deciduous forests by Curtis, Peter S, Hanson, Paul J, Bolstad, Paul, Barford, Carol, Randolph, J.C, Schmid, H.P, Wilson, Kell B

“…Quantifying net carbon (C) storage by forests is a necessary step in the validation of carbon sequestration estimates and in assessing the possible role of…”
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Biological Fixed-Film Systems by Brower, Jennifer B., Barford, Carol C.

“…This report presents a summary of research studies on biological fixed-film systems. The topics covered include rotating biological contractors, membrane…”
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Factors Controlling Long- and Short-Term Sequestration of Atmospheric CO sub(2) in a Mid-Latitude Forest by Barford, Carol C, Wofsy, Steven C, Goulden, Michael L, Munger, J W, Pyle, Elizabeth H, Urbanski, Shawn P, Hutyra, Lucy

“…Eddy covariance techniques were used to monitor net uptake of carbon dioxide in a 60- to 80-year old forest. Findings indicated that the net uptake of CO…”
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Biological Fixed-Film Systems by Brower, Jennifer B., Barford, Carol C., Hao, Oliver J.

“…Lazarova and Manem (1995) provided a comprehensive review of biofilm characterization and activity analysis in water and wastewater treatment. Conventional and…”
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