Physical injury stimulates aerobic methane emissions from terrestrial plants

Biogeosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 615-621

  Wang, Z P ^a   Gulledge, J ^b,c   Zheng, J Q ^a   Liu, W ^a   Li, L H ^a   Han, X G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c Pew Center on Global Climate Change   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GLOBAL CHANGE; GRASS; GRAZING; HARVESTING; HYPOXIA; LAND USE CHANGE; METHANE; OXIC CONDITIONS; OZONE DEPLETION; RADIATION BALANCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TRAMPLING;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA FRIGIDA;

EID: 67650816649     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-6-615-2009     Document Type: Article

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