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. 2010 May 12;365(1545):1429–1435. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0293

Figure 3.

Figure 3.

Ecosystem carbon balance. Notation as in figure 2, except that the system boundary (Ω) has been extended to include litter and soil organic matter. RA, autotrophic (plant) respiration; RH, heterotrophic (soil) respiration. In the steady state, RA + RH = P.