Ecosystem services of peatlands: Implications for restoration

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 491-514

  Kimmel, Kai ^a   Mander, Ülo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Ecosystem functions; Global warming potential; Methane

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GLOBAL WARMING; METHANE; PEATLAND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 77954823733     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309133310365595     Document Type: Article

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