The relationships between termite mound CH4/CO2 emissions and internal concentration ratios are species specific

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2229-2240

  Jamali, H ^a,b   Livesley, S J ^c   Hutley, L B ^d   Fest, B ^b   Arndt, S K ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC STRUCTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); METHANE; PREDICTION; SAVANNA; SOIL EMISSION; TERMITE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84886796177     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-2229-2013     Document Type: Article

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