Rapid carbon response of peatlands to climate change

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3041-3048

  Bridgham, Scott D ^a   Pastor, John ^b   Dewey, Bradley ^b   Weltzin, Jake F ^c   Updegraff, Karen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c National Phenology Network   (United States)

^d SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bog; Climate change; Fen; Homeostasis; Northern Minnesota, USA; Peatlands; Soil carbon; Sphagnum; Water table

Indexed keywords

BOG; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEN; HOMEOSTASIS; MESOCOSM; MOSS; PEATLAND; SOIL CARBON; WATER TABLE;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 63849241120     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-0279.1     Document Type: Article

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