A plant-soil-atmosphere microcosm for tracing radiocarbon from photosynthesis through methanogenesis

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 665-671

  Megonigal, J P ^a   Whalen, S C ^b   Tissue, D T ^c   Bovard, B D ^d   Albert, D B ^e   Allen, A S ^d  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REDUCTION; TRACE ANALYSIS;

METHANOGENESIS; PLANT-SOIL-ATMOSPHERE MICROCOSM; RADIOCARBON TRACING;

SOILS;

METHANOGENESIS; MICROCOSM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WETLAND;

ORONTIUM AQUATICUM;

EID: 0032774110     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.03615995006300030033x     Document Type: Article

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