Short-term and long-term carbon dynamics in a northern peatland-stream-lake continuum: A catchment approach

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 171-183

  Juutinen, Sari ^a   Valiranta M ^a   Kuutti, V ^a   Laine, A M ^a   Virtanen, T ^a   Seppa H ^a   Weckstrom J ^a   Tuittila, E S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

carbon accumulation; lake sediments; peatland

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATCHMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; METHANE; PEATLAND;

FINLAND;

EID: 84880094966     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrg.20028     Document Type: Article

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