Reduced methane growth rate explained by decreased Northern Hemisphere microbial sources

Nature

Volumn 476, Issue 7359, 2011, Pages 194-197

  Kai, Fuu Ming ^a,b   Tyler, Stanley C ^a,c   Randerson, James T ^a   Blake, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c Norco College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; FOSSIL FUEL; METHANE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; GROWTH RATE; LETTER; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ASIA; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; FERTILIZERS; FIRES; FOSSIL FUELS; GEOGRAPHY; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHANE; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; ORYZA SATIVA; TIME FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

EID: 80051690420     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature10259     Document Type: Letter

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