An accounting of C-based trace gas release during abiotic plant litter degradation

Global Change Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1185-1195

  Lee, Hanna ^a   Rahn, Thom ^b   Throop, Heather ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CH4; CO; CO 2; Litter decomposition; Photodegradation; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LITTER; METHANE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; TRACE GAS;

EID: 84857138336     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02579.x     Document Type: Article

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