Global carbon sequestration in tidal, saline wetland soils

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Chmura, Gail L ^a   Anisfeld, Shimon C ^b   Cahoon, Donald R ^c   Lynch, James C ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas flux; Mangroves; Salt marsh; Soil carbon density; Wetland soil

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; MANGROVE; SALTMARSH; WETLAND;

RHIZOPHORACEAE; SPARTINA; SPARTINA PATENS;

EID: 1642353026     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gb001917     Document Type: Article

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