Methane efflux from boreal wetlands: Theory and testing of the ecosystem model Ecosys with chamber and tower flux measurements

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 2-1-2-16

  Grant, R F ^a   Roulet, N T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecosys; Methane emissions; Modeling; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; EMISSION; METHANE; MODELING; WETLAND;

CASTOR FIBER;

EID: 0038373767     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001gb001702     Document Type: Article

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