Impact of experimental drought and rewetting on redox transformations and methanogenesis in mesocosms of a northern fen soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1187-1198

  Knorr, Klaus Holger ^a   Blodau, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fen; Iron; Methane; Peatland; Redox transformations; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FRINGES; CONSTANT RATES; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBONS; ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; ELECTRON-ACCEPTING PROCESS; FEN; FEN SOILS; FERRIC IRONS; FULLY DEPLETED; GREENHOUSE GAS BALANCES; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; LOW LEVELS; MASS BALANCES; MESOCOSMS; METHANE PRODUCTIONS; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC CONDITIONS; OXYGEN TRANSPORTS; PEAT LANDS; PEATLAND; RE-WETTING; REDOX TRANSFORMATIONS; REDUCTION RATES; SATURATED ZONES; SULFATE REDUCTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC ENERGIES; WET CONDITIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY; DISSOLUTION; DROUGHT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; OXYGEN; PEAT; SOILS; SULFUR; WETLANDS;

ELECTRONS;

CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DROUGHT; ELECTRON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEN; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; IRON; MASS BALANCE; MESOCOSM; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; OXYGEN; PEATLAND; POROSITY; REWETTING; SOIL RESPIRATION; SULFATE; TRACER;

EID: 67349278047     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.02.030     Document Type: Article

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