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Published: December 1, 2006

Global Change Newsletter No. 67

This issue of the Newsletter is focused on the Earth System Science Partnership Open Science Conference which was held in Beijing on 9-12 November 2006 and attracted more than 900 scientists from the IGBP, WCRP, IHDP and DIVERSITAS communities.

Posted: December 2006

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Contents
Guest Editorial by K. Noone

Science Features
LBA and the Future of Amazonian Research of Amazonian Research by M. Batistella and F. Luizão

Terrestrial Carbon Budget and Ecosystem Modelling in Asia Ecosystem Modelling in Asia by Y. Yamagata

National Committee Science
Biohydrology: How Biological Factors Influence Soil Hydrological Processes by L. Lichner

Climate Change Vulnerability: Challenges and Opportunities in Indochina by N. H. Ninh and L. Q. Huy

Centrefold
Highlights from the ESSP Open Science Conference in Beijing – 9 to 12 November 2006

Integration
System-Wide Integration in IGBP by J. Morais

Spotlight: Europe
Extraordinarily Mild European Autumn 2006 due to Global Warming? by G.J. van Oldenborgh

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