Effect of salinity-altering pulsing events on soil organic carbon loss along an intertidal wetland gradient: A laboratory experiment

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 363-383

  Chambers, Lisa G ^a   Osborne, Todd Z ^a   Reddy, K Ramesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Sea level rise; Storm surge; Sulfate reduction; Tidal cycle; Urban stormwater discharge

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FRESHWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MARSH; ORGANIC CARBON; SALINITY; SALTMARSH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION; STORM SURGE; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDE; WETLAND;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; JACKSONVILLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884908191     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-013-9841-5     Document Type: Article

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