Effects of extended growing season and soil warming on carbon dioxide and methane exchange of tussock tundra in Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D22, 1998, Pages 29075-29082

  Oberbauer, Steven F ^a   Starr, Gregory ^a   Pop, Eric W ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; GROWING SEASON; METHANE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TUNDRA; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND; WARMING;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033610914     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00522     Document Type: Article

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