Evasion of CO2 from streams - The dominant component of the carbon export through the aquatic conduit in a boreal landscape

Global Change Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 785-797

  Wallin, Marcus B ^a,b   Grabs, Thomas ^a   Buffam, Ishi ^c   Laudon, Hjalmar ^b   Ågren, Anneli ^b   Öquist, Mats G ^b   Bishop, Kevin ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon budget; Greenhouse gases; Headwaters; Inland waters; Water atmosphere exchange

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-HYDROSPHERE INTERACTION; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SINK; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEADWATER;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; RIVER; SOIL;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; RIVERS; SOIL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873113785     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12083     Document Type: Article

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