Experimental burial inhibits methanogenesis and anaerobic decomposition in water-saturated peats

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 9984-9989

  Blodau, Christian ^a,b,c   Siems, Melanie ^b   Beer, Julia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DECOMPOSITION; ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION; BOG PEATS; C SEQUESTRATION; C-STORE; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COLUMN EXPERIMENTS; DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORT; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; METHANOGENESIS; MINIMUM ENERGY; PEATLAND; SAND MIXTURE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; METHANE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WETLANDS;

PEAT;

METHANE; PEAT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFUSIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLOBAL CHANGE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; PEATLAND; SAND; SATURATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; METHANOGENESIS; SAND;

ANAEROBIOSIS; METHANE; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER;

EID: 82355188324     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es201777u     Document Type: Article

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