The course plan is updated to specify material to read before the first intensive week. What is included is the following:
1) Two chapters in the text book Bonan (2016):
Chapter 1: Ecosystems and Climate: pp 1-18
Chapter 2: Components of the Earth System: pp 23-38
2) Two journal articles:
Stenseth et al. (2002): Ecological effects of climate fluctuations. Science 297: 1292-1296
Bonan, G.B. (2008). Forests and climate change: forcing, feedbacks, and the climate benefit of forests. Science 320, 1444 – 1449.