Methane efflux from emergent vegetation in peatlands

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 239-246

  Shannon, Robert D ^a,b   White, Jeffrey R ^a   Lawson, Joan E ^a   Gilmour, Bradley S ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bog; Pore water; Trace gas; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC EMISSION; METHANE; METHANE EMISSION; PEATLAND; PEATLAND VEGETATION; PEATLANDS; PLANT ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT;

CALLA PALUSTRIS; CAREX OLIGOSPERMA; CHAMAEDAPHNE CALYCULATA; SCHEUCHZERIA PALUSTRIS;

EID: 0029774489     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2261359     Document Type: Article

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