Holocene peatland carbon dynamics in Patagonia

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 69, Issue , 2013, Pages 125-141

  Loisel, Julie ^a   Yu, Zicheng ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dynamics; Climate space; Data synthesis; Holocene; Patagonia; Peatlands; South America

Indexed keywords

CARBON DYNAMICS; CLIMATE SPACE; DATA SYNTHESIS; HOLOCENES; PATAGONIA; PEAT LAND; SOUTH AMERICA;

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; PEAT;

WETLANDS;

ACCUMULATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CORE ANALYSIS; GROWING SEASON; HOLOCENE; LITERATURE REVIEW; PEATLAND; REGIONAL PATTERN; SEASONALITY; SOIL CARBON;

PATAGONIA;

EID: 84876344923     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.02.023     Document Type: Article

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