Carbon dioxide fluxes from cyanobacteria crusted soils in the Kalahari

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 254-263

  Thomas, A D ^a   Hoon, S R ^a   Linton, P E ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Cyanobacteria soil crusts; Kalahari; Soil efflux

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 42649130659     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2007.12.015     Document Type: Article

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