Methane fluxes on boreal peatlands of different fertility and the effect of long-term experimental lowering of the water table on flux rates

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-69

  Nykanen, Hannu ^a,b   Alm, Jukka ^b   Silvola, Jouko ^b   Tolonen, Kimmo ^b   Martikainen, Pertti J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL ZONE; METHANE FLUX; PEATLANDS; WATER TABLE;

FINLAND;

EID: 0031848506     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GB02732     Document Type: Article

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