Carbon dioxide production from peatland soil profiles: The influence of temperature, oxic/anoxic conditions and substrate

Soil Science

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-160

  Scanlon, Debra ^a   Moore, Tim ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bog; CO2; Decomposition; Fen; Peat

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; PEATLAND; REDOX CONDITIONS; SOIL PROFILE; SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 0034060269     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-200002000-00006     Document Type: Article

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