Effect of catchment characteristics on aquatic carbon export from a boreal catchment and its importance in regional carbon cycling

Global Change Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3607-3620

  Huotari, Jussi ^a   Nykänen, Hannu ^b   Forsius, Martin ^c   Arvola, Lauri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boreal catchment; CH4; CO2; Dissolved inorganic carbon; Dissolved organic carbon; Flux

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON FLUX; CATCHMENT; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; LAND COVER; LAND USE; METHANE; PEATLAND;

FINLAND;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; METHANE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BOREAL CATCHMENT; CARBON CYCLE; CH4; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; FINLAND; FLUX; RIVER; SEASON; SOIL;

BOREAL CATCHMENT; CH4; CO2; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLUX;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEM; FINLAND; METHANE; RIVERS; SEASONS; SOIL;

EID: 84887412635     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12333     Document Type: Article

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