Geochemical controls on anaerobic organic matter decomposition in a northern peatland

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1393-1407

  Beer, Julia ^a   Lee, Kern ^b   Whiticar, Michael ^b   Blodau, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CARBON BALANCE; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIATION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; GEOCHEMISTRY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; ORGANIC MATTER; PEATLAND; POREWATER; RESPIRATION; WATER TABLE;

EID: 47349116583     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2008.53.4.1393     Document Type: Article

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