Effect of forest drainage on the carbon balance of a mire: A case study

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 307-312

  Laine, Jukka ^a   Minkkinen, Kari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbon accumulation; Global warming; Peatland drainage; Pine fen

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029762940     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589609382940     Document Type: Article

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