Reed canary grass cultivation mitigates greenhouse gas emissions from abandoned peat extraction areas

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 462-474

  Mander, Ülo ^a   Järveoja, Järvi ^a   Maddison, Martin ^a   Soosaar, Kaido ^a   Aavola, Rene ^b   Ostonen, Ivika ^a   Salm, Jüri Ott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Jogeva Sordiaretuse Instituut   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Bioenergy crops; Carbon budget; Carbon dioxide; Closed chamber method; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Phalaris arundinacea

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROPS; EXTRACTION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; PEAT; WETLANDS;

BIOENERGY CROPS; CARBON BUDGETS; CLOSED-CHAMBER METHOD; NITROUS OXIDE; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA;

GAS EMISSIONS;

PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 84866514592     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01138.x     Document Type: Article

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