Rapid early development of circumarctic peatlands and atmospheric CH 4 and CO2 variations

Science

Volumn 314, Issue 5797, 2006, Pages 285-288

  MacDonald, Glen M ^a   Beilman, David W ^a   Kremenetski, Konstantine V ^a,b   Sheng, Yongwei ^a   Smith, Laurence C ^a   Velichko, Andrei A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMARCTIC PEATLANDS; OMBROTROPHIC BOGS; RADIOCARBON DATES;

METHANE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC GAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NEOGLACIAL; PEATLAND; RADIOCARBON DATING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAT STROKE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOLOCENE; LATITUDE; PEATLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; WETLAND;

EID: 33749994484     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1131722     Document Type: Article

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