Early and late winter CO2 efflux from arctic tundra in the Kuparuk River Watershed, Alaska, U.S.A.

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-190

  Jones, M H ^a,b   Fahnestock, J T ^a   Welker, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; TUNDRA; WINTER;

ALASKA; KUPARUK RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032979006     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552607     Document Type: Article

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