The disappearance of relict permafrost in boreal north America: Effects on peatland carbon storage and fluxes

Global Change Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1922-1934

  Turetsky, M R ^a   Wieder, R K ^b   Vitt, D H ^c   Evans, R J ^d   Scott, K D ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal; Carbon; CH4; Climate change; CO2; Degradation; Litter quality; Peat; Peatlands; Permafrost

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEGRADATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PEATLAND; PERMAFROST; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 34548403441     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2007.01381.x     Document Type: Article

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