Effect of temperature on production of CH4 and CO2 from peat in a natural and flooded boreal forest wetland

Climatic Change

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 247-266

  McKenzie, C ^a   Schiff, S ^a   Aravena, R ^a   Kelly, C ^b   St Louis, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial reservoirs; Flooding; Peat islands; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; PEAT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WETLAND;

CANADA;

METHANOBACTERIALES;

EID: 0031671699     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005416903368     Document Type: Article

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