Emission of highly 13C-depleted methane from an upland blanket mire

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Bowes, Helen L ^a   Hornibrook, Edward R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GAS EMISSIONS; METHANE; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

METHANE FLUX; MINEROTROPHIC WETLAND; OMBROGENOUS PEATLAND; PORE WATER DIFFUSION; UPLAND BLANKET MIRE; VASCULAR FLORA;

GEOPHYSICS;

CARBON ISOTOPE; METHANE; MIRE;

SPHAGNUM;

EID: 33645635123     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL025209     Document Type: Article

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