Moss and soil contributions to the annual net carbon flux of a maturing boreal forest

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 28805-28816

  Harden, J W ^a   O'Neill, K P ^a   Trumbore, S E ^b   Veldhuis, H ^c   Stocks, B J ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL ECOSYSTEM-ATMOSPHERE STUDY; BOREAL FOREST; BOREAS; CARBON FLUX; CARBON STORAGE; DECOMPOSITION; MOSS; SOIL; SOIL DRAINAGE;

CANADA, MANITOBA, THOMPSON;

PICEA MARIANA; PINACEAE; SPHAGNUM; BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0031463199     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd02237     Document Type: Article

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