October 11: Terrestrial ecosystems, NPP and N-cycling, Part I,  lecture material (pdf-file)

Read Chapter 6 of the textbook.

October 13: Terrestrial ecosystems, N-cycling in nitrification and denitrification, Part II,  lecture material (pdf-file; contains two extra slides)

1. Required Reading:
a)  Mellilo et al., 1993: Global Climate Change and Terrestrial Net Production, Nature 363, 234-240. (in B&W only, in color online)
b)  Smith et al., 2003: Exchange of greenhouse gases between soil and atmosphere: interactions of soil physical factors and biological processes, European Journal of Soil Science 54, 779-791
No homework this week.