CO2 fluxes from peat in boreal mires under varying temperature and moisture conditions

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 219-228

  Silvola, Jouko ^a   Alm, Jukka ^a   Ahlholm, Urpo ^a   Nykänen, Hannu ^b   Martikainen, Pertti J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

CO2 flux; Drainage; Peatland; Temperature; Water table

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; MIRE; PEAT; PEATLAND EMISSION; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE; WATER TABLE;

FINLAND;

SPHAGNUM FUSCUM;

EID: 0029750931     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2261357     Document Type: Article

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