Gross production exceeds gross consumption of methyl halides in northern California salt marshes

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2010, Pages

  Rhew, Robert ^a   Mazéas, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ECOLOGY; ISOTOPES;

CALIFORNIA; EMISSION RATES; GROWING SEASON; HIGH CONCENTRATION; METHYL CHLORIDES; METHYL HALIDES; SALT MARSHES; STABLE ISOTOPE TRACERS;

WETLANDS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GROWING SEASON; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; SALTMARSH; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

CALIFORNIA; CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957585979     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL044341     Document Type: Article

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