Pulsing hydrology, methane emissions and carbon dioxide fluxes in created marshes: A 2-year ecosystem study

Wetlands

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 423-438

  Altor, Anne E ^a,b   Mitsch, William J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Williams Creek Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dynamics; Created wetlands; Greenhouse gases; Methanogenesis; Olentangy river wetland research park; Solar efficiency; Water depth; Wetland vegetation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FLOODING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MACROPHYTE; MARSH; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; SOLAR RADIATION; STEADY FLOW;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; OLENTANGY RIVER WETLAND RESEARCH PARK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55949128467     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/07-98.1     Document Type: Article

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