Methane flux from northern wetlands and tundra: An ecosystem source modelling approach

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 652-661

  Christensen, T R ^b   Prentice, I C ^a   Kaplan, J ^a   Haxeltine, A ^a   Sitch, S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 0000166399     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v48i5.15938     Document Type: Article

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