Methane and carbon dioxide exchange potentials of peat soils in aerobic and anaerobic laboratory incubations

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1157-1164

  Moore, T R ^a   Dalva, M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXCHANGE; METHANE; PEAT;

CANADA;

EID: 0030840718     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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