Decomposition of peat from upland boreal forest: Temperature dependence and sources of respired carbon

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Dioumaeva, Irina ^a   Trumbore, Susan ^a   Schuur, Edward A G ^a   Goulden, Michael L ^a   Litvak, Marcy ^a   Hirsch, Adam I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Decomposition; Peat; Radiocarbon; Soil carbon; Temperature response

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON BUDGET; DECOMPOSITION; PEAT;

EID: 1642578928     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000848     Document Type: Article

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