Modelling and analysis of peatlands as dynamical systems

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 230-242

  Hilbert, David W ^a,b   Roulet, Nigel ^a   Moore, Tim ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bog; Carbon storage; Climate change; Mire; Model; Peatland; System dynamics; Water

Indexed keywords

CARBON SINK; CARBON SOURCE; MODEL; PEATLAND; WATER TABLE;

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; PEATLAND; PEDOGENESIS; WATER TABLE;

EID: 0034095237     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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