Temperate wetland methanogenesis: The importance of vegetation type and root ethanol production

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 317-325

  Williams, Christopher J ^a   Yavitt, Joseph B ^b  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

DOC, dissolved organic Carbon; SFOW, soluble fats, oils, and waxes

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC C; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DOC, DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; LIGNIN OXIDATION; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; P-COUMARIC ACID; PHENOLICS; PLANT LITTER; PLANT SPECIES; ROOT EXUDATES; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SOIL MICRO-ORGANISMS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SUBSURFACE SOIL; SURFACE SOIL; TEMPERATE WETLANDS; TYPHA LATIFOLIA; VEGETATION TYPE; WETLAND SOILS;

ALDEHYDES; DISSOLUTION; ETHANOL; LIGNIN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHENOLS; SOILS; STREAM FLOW; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

OILS AND FATS;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ETHANOL; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WETLAND;

ALDEHYDES; CARBON; DISSOLVING; ETHANOL; LIGNINS; PHENOLS; PLANTS; SOIL; STREAM FLOW; WAX; WETLANDS;

CAREX; CAREX LACUSTRIS; JUNCUS; LYTHRACEAE; LYTHRUM; LYTHRUM SALICARIA; TYPHA; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 73849107565     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0395     Document Type: Article

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