High soil solution carbon and nitrogen concentrations in a drained Atlantic bog are reduced to natural levels by 10 years of rewetting

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2309-2324

  Frank, S ^a   Tiemeyer, B ^a   Gelbrecht, J ^b   Freibauer, A ^a  

^a THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITROUS OXIDE; PEATLAND; REWETTING; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DRAINAGE; SOIL NITROGEN; WATER TABLE;

EID: 84899484935     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-2309-2014     Document Type: Article

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