Drainage-induced forest growth alters belowground carbon biogeochemistry in the Mer Bleue bog, Canada

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 107-123

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic respiration; Drainage; Methanogenesis; Peatland; Pore water

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; GROWTH RATE; HUMIFICATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; METHANOGENESIS; PEATLAND; POREWATER; RESPIRATION; SOLUTE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

CANADA; MER BLEUE; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 83555177384     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-010-9535-1     Document Type: Article

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