Restoration of former wetlands in the Netherlands; effect on the balance between CO2 sink and CH4 source

Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 325-332

  van den Bos, R ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon balance; Global warming potential; Holocene; Mineralization; Peat; Water table

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HOLOCENE; METHANE; WETLAND;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1842534082     PISSN: 00167746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0016774600020151     Document Type: Article

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