Organic matter losses from temperate ombrotrophic peatlands: An evaluation of the ash residue method

Plant and Soil

Volumn 341, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 349-361

  Leifeld, Jens ^a   Gubler, Lena ^b   Grünig, Andreas ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CO2; Histosol; Management; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

AERATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASH; BOG; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SINK; DRAINAGE; HISTOSOL; LAND USE; OMBROTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; PEATLAND; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SOIL CARBON; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION COVER;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

EID: 79952617820     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0649-y     Document Type: Article

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