Enhanced decomposition offsets enhanced productivity and soil carbon accumulation in coastal wetlands responding to climate change

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 987-993

  Kirwan, M L ^a,b   Blum, L K ^b  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); C3 PLANT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; COASTAL WETLAND; DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOIL CARBON; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WARMING;

EID: 79955393858     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-987-2011     Document Type: Article

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