Spatial and temporal trends in carbon storage of peatlands of continental western Canada through the Holocene

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 683-693

  Vitt, Dale H ^a   Halsey, Linda A ^a   Bauer, Ilka E ^a   Campbell, Celina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0033852827     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-097     Document Type: Article

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