Production and export of dissolved C in arctic tundra mesocosms: The roles of vegetation and water flow

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 213-234

  Judd, Kristin E ^a   Kling, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic carbon balance; Bacterial production; Belowground carbon dynamics; Carbon export; Dissolved organic carbon; Land water interactions; Terrestrial inputs; Tussock tundra; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON CYCLE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL WATER; TUNDRA; VEGETATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0036758435     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020371412061     Document Type: Article

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