Response of tundra CH4 and CO2 flux to manipulation of temperature and vegetation

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 215-235

  Verville, J H ^a,b   Hobbie, S E ^a,b   Chapin III, F S ^a   Hooper, D U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Methane; Plant transport; Species composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031970302     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005984701775     Document Type: Article

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