The fine scale variability of dissolved methane in surface peat cores

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1320-1328

  Laing, Christopher G ^a   Shreeve, Timothy G ^a   Pearce, Deborah M E ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Carbon dynamics; In situ; Methane; Peat; Physical structure; Quadrupole mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

BOG PEATS; BULK DENSITY; CARBON DYNAMICS; DISSOLVED METHANE; FINE ROOT SYSTEMS; GAS BUBBLE; GAS DISTRIBUTION; GAS PRODUCTIONS; HOTSPOTS; IN-SITU; MEAN RATIO; METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; PEAT CORES; PEATLAND; PHYSICAL BARRIERS; PHYSICAL STRUCTURES; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; STATISTICAL COMPARISONS; VASCULAR PLANT; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; DYNAMICS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANE; WETLANDS;

PEAT;

BULK DENSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS PRODUCTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; PEATLAND; WATER TABLE; WETLAND;

EID: 77954814294     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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