Elevated CO2 effects on peatland plant community carbon dynamics and DOC production

Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 635-647

  Fenner, Nathalie ^a   Ostle, Nicholas J ^b   McNamara, Niall ^b   Sparks, Timothy ^b   Harmens, Harry ^a   Reynolds, Brian ^a   Freeman, Christopher ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

13CO2 pulse labelling; Carbon cycling; Carbon sequestration; Dissolved organic carbon; Elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide; Exudation; Peatland; Photosynthate turnover; Plant species composition

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXUDATION; MOSS; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PEATLAND; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT COMMUNITY;

JUNCUS EFFUSUS; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 34748922834     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-007-9051-x     Document Type: Article

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