The influence of degradation of the swamp and alpine meadows on CH4 and CO2 fluxes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 537-548

  Wang, Junfeng ^a   Wang, Genxu ^b,c   Hu, Hongchang ^c   Wu, Qingbai ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

^c LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine meadow; Carbon flux; CH4; CO2; Degradation; Qinghai Tibetan Plateau; Swamp meadow

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALPINE MEADOW; CARBON FLUX; CARBON FLUXES; DEGRADED SITES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; QINGHAI-TIBETAN PLATEAU; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MOISTURE; SOILS; WETLANDS;

DEGRADATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; FREEZING; MEADOW; METHANE; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SWAMP; THAWING; TOPSOIL; WATER TABLE;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 77954164606     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0193-3     Document Type: Article

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