Influence of climate change factors on carbon dynamics in northern forested peatlands

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 269-280

  Trettin, C C ^a   Laiho, R ^b   Minkkinen, K ^b   Laine, J ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Forest; Methane; Peatland; Wetland

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST SOIL; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; METHANE; PEATLAND; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WATER TABLE; WETLAND;

EID: 33845716737     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/s05-089     Document Type: Review

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