On the potential CO2 release from tundra soils in a changing climate

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 127-134

  Christensen, T R ^a,b   Jonasson, S ^b   Callaghan, T V ^c   Havstrom M ^d  

^a Climate Impacts Group   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arctic tundra; CO2 exchange; Decomposition potential; Global change; Peatlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032965478     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(98)00146-2     Document Type: Article

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