Greenhouse gas flux measurements in a forestry-drained peatland indicate a large carbon sink

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3203-3218

  Lohila, A ^a   Minkkinen, K ^b   Aurela, M ^a   Tuovinen, J P ^a   Penttila T ^c   Ojanen, P ^b   Laurila, T ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SINK; DECOMPOSITION; EDDY COVARIANCE; FLUX MEASUREMENT; FOREST SOIL; FORESTRY PRACTICE; GAS FLOW; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWTH; METHANE; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; NITROUS OXIDE; PEATLAND; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; SHRUB; WATER TABLE;

FINLAND;

EID: 80855129488     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-3203-2011     Document Type: Article

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