Separating methane production and consumption with a field-based isotope pool dilution technique

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 8-1-8-13

  von Fischer, Joseph C ^a   Hedin, Lars O ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic microsite; Isotope pool dilution; Methanogenesis; Methanotrophy; Soil biogeochemistry; Trace gas flux

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; SOIL EMISSION;

EID: 0036770460     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001gb001448     Document Type: Article

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