Methane consumption by montane soils: Implications for positive and negative feedback with climatic change

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-67

  Torn, Margaret S ^a   Harte, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Feedback; Greenhouse gas; Methane oxidation; Montane meadow; Sagebrush

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE OXIDATION; MONTANE MEADOW; SAGEBRUSH; SOIL MOISTURE;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0029669064     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00001532     Document Type: Article

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