To read before the first intensive week

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 ¨C 1449.