Are plants precursors for methane?

New Phytologist

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 693-695

  Dueck, Tom ^a   Van Der Werf, Adrie ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Global methane budget; Isotope analysis; Methane emission rates; Ultraviolet (UV) radiation; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; GEOGRAPHY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METABOLISM; NOTE; PLANT; VOLATILIZATION;

AEROBIOSIS; GEOGRAPHY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; PLANTS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 43449090980     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02468.x     Document Type: Note

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