Methane emission from Swedish mires: National and regional budgets and dependence on mire vegetation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D18, 2001, Pages 20847-20860

  Nilsson, Mats ^a   Mikkelä, Catharina ^a,b   Sundh, Ingvar ^a   Granberg, Gunnar ^a,c   Svensson, Bo H ^d   Ranneby, Bo ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Sect of Environ and Construction   (Sweden)

^c Swed Inst for Ecol Sustainability   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC EMISSION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; METHANE; MIRE; VEGETATION COVER;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0034783722     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900119     Document Type: Article

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