Freshwater methane emissions offset the continental carbon sink

Science

Volumn 331, Issue 6013, 2011, Pages 50-

  Bastviken, David ^a   Tranvik, Lars J ^b   Downing, John A ^c   Crill, Patrick M ^d   Enrich Prast, Alex ^e  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SINK; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; METHANE;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SINK; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HYDROLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; WATER POLLUTION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; METHANE; PLANTS;

EID: 78650989259     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1196808     Document Type: Short Survey

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