A high-resolution record of carbon accumulation rates during boreal peatland initiation

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2711-2717

  Pendea, I F ^a,b   Chmura, G L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; COASTAL WETLAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EUSTACY; FEN; HOLOCENE; ICE SHEET; PALYNOLOGY; PEATLAND; SALTMARSH; SHORELINE;

CANADA; JAMES BAY; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84864626939     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-2711-2012     Document Type: Article

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