Carbon accumulation in permafrost peatlands in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada

Holocene

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 273-280

  Vardy, S R ^a   Warner, B G ^a   Turunen, J ^b   Aravena, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Canada; Carbon accumulation; Holocene; Northwest Territories; Peatlands; Permafrost

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; PEATLAND; PERMAFROST;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; NUNAVUT;

EID: 0034013379     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968300671749538     Document Type: Article

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