Trophic status impacts both the magnitude and stable carbon isotope composition of methane flux from peatlands

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 21, 2007, Pages

  Hornibrook, Edward R C ^a   Bowes, Helen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; GAS EMISSIONS; METHANOGENS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBON ISOTOPE COMPOSITION; METHANE PRODUCTION; MINEROTROPHIC PEATLANDS;

METHANE;

BOG; CARBON ISOTOPE; EMISSION; FLORA; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGNITUDE; MASS BALANCE; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; PEATLAND; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 38549175268     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL031231     Document Type: Article

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