Methane production and methane consumption: A review of processes underlying wetland methane fluxes

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-51

  Segers, Reinoud ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Methane consumption; Methane production; Peat soils; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CARBON; METHANE CONSUMPTION; METHANE PRODUCTION; MINERALISATION; OXIDATION; WETLANDS;

EID: 0031943516     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005929032764     Document Type: Article

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