Surface peat mass and carbon balance in a hypermaritime peatland

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 549-562

  Asada, Taro ^a   Warner, Barry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; LEAD; SOILS;

HYPERMARITIME PEAT LANDS; LITTER MATERIALS; MASS LOSS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIONS (NPP);

PEAT;

CARBON BALANCE; DECOMPOSITION; PEATLAND; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM AUSTINII;

EID: 15844412307     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0549     Document Type: Article

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