Storage of terrestrial carbon in boreal lake sediments and evasion to the atmosphere

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 483-492

  Molot, Lewis A ^a   Dillon, Peter J ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ATMOSPHERE; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON; FOREST BIOME; LAKE SEDIMENT;

CANADA, ONTARIO, PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD;

EID: 0030442152     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GB01666     Document Type: Article

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