Effect of seasonal changes in the pathways of methanogenesis on the δ13C values of pore water methane in a Michigan peatland

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 475-484

  Avery, G Brooks ^a,b   Shannon, Robert D ^c,d   White, Jeffrey R ^c   Martens, Christophers ^a   Alperin, Marc J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; PEATLAND; UNITED STATES;

METHANOGENESIS; PEATLAND; POREWATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; WETLAND;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345073159     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GB900007     Document Type: Article

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