The effect of temperature on methane dynamics in soil and peat cores: Calculations from membrane inlet mass spectrometry

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-22

  Sheppard, Samuel Keir ^a,b   Beckmann, Manfred ^a,c   Lloyd, David ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CO2; Membrane inlet mass spectrometry; Methane; Soil

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CORE ANALYSIS; DISSOLVED GAS; GAS EXCHANGE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROCOSM; OXIC CONDITIONS; PEATLAND; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETATION COVER; WATER TABLE;

ARCTIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SCOTLAND; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249990591     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S06-021     Document Type: Article

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