How strong is the current carbon sequestration of an Atlantic blanket bog?

Global Change Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 309-319

  Koehler, Ann Kristin ^a   Sottocornola, Matteo ^a   Kiely, Gerard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carbon balance; Carbon sequestration; Dissolved organic carbon; Methane; Net ecosystem exchange; Peatland

Indexed keywords

CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; METHANE; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; PEATLAND;

COUNTY KERRY; IRELAND; MUNSTER [IRELAND];

EID: 78649380696     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02180.x     Document Type: Article

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