Plant species from mesotrophic wetlands cause relatively high methane emissions from peat soil

Plant and Soil

Volumn 326, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 147-158

  Koelbener, Albert ^a   Ström, Lena ^b   Edwards, Peter J ^a   Olde Venterink, Harry ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Biomass; Ecological traits; Greenhouse gas; Nitrogen; Organic acids; Peat; Root exudation; Vascular plants

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS; GREENHOUSE GAS; MESOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; METHANE; ORGANIC ACID; PEAT SOIL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; VASCULAR PLANT; WETLAND;

ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM; CAREX ACUTIFORMIS; CAREX ELATA; CAREX ROSTRATA; ERIOPHORUM LATIFOLIUM; PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; POTENTILLA; POTENTILLA PALUSTRIS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 72149086120     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-9989-x     Document Type: Article

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