Control of organic carbon mineralization by alternative electron acceptors in four peatlands, central New York state, USA

Wetlands

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 917-927

  Dettling, Mark D ^a   Yavitt, Joseph B ^a   Zinder, Stephen H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic metabolism; Bog; CO2 production; Fen; Methanogenesis; Peat soil; Terminal metabolism

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMINERALIZATION; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUCOSE; METABOLISM; METHANOGENESIS; ORGANIC CARBON; PEAT SOIL; SOIL RESPIRATION;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248578511     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2006)26[917:COOCMB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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