Effects of decadal deposition of nitrogen and sulfur, and increased temperature, on methane emissions from a boreal peatland

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Eriksson, Tobias ^a   Öquist, Mats G ^a   Nilsson, Mats B ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; METHANE; NITROGEN; PEATLAND; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SULFUR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

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EID: 78650587542     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JG001285     Document Type: Article

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