Biogeochemical functioning of grazed estuarine tidal marshes along a salinity gradient

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 83-92

  Dausse, Armel ^a,b   Garbutt, Angus ^c   Norman, Louiza ^a   Papadimitriou, Stathys ^a   Jones, Laurence M ^c   Robins, Peter E ^a   Thomas, David N ^a,d  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Dervenn Ecological Engineering   (France)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical functioning; Carbon; Estuaries; Greenhouse gas emissions; Methane; Nitrogen; Nitrous oxide; Tidal saltmarshes

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; EMISSION INVENTORY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLOODING; GAS EXCHANGE; GRAZING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; METHANE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITROUS OXIDE; PHENOLOGY; SALINITY; SALTMARSH; SILICIC ACID; SOIL CHEMISTRY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84863417912     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.12.037     Document Type: Article

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