Methane emission rates from an ombrotrophic mire show marked seasonality which is independent of nitrogen supply and soil temperature

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 3011-3015

  Hutchin, P R ^a   Press, M C ^a   Lee, J A ^a   Ashenden, T W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Greenhouse gases; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GROUND WATER; METHANE; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMMONIUM; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE EMISSION; NITROGEN; OMBROTROPHIC MIRE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WETLANDS;

UK, ENGLAND, SNOWDONIA, MIGNEINT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DENITRIFICATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NITROGEN; SOILS; TEMPERATURE;

AMMONIUM; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE EMISSION RATES; METHANE FLUX MEASUREMENT; METHANOGENESIS; OMBROTROPHIC MIRE; SEASONALITY; VEGETATION; WATER TABLE; WETLANDS;

METHANE;

EID: 0029662948     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(96)00009-X     Document Type: Article

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