Does oxygen exposure time control the extent of organic matter decomposition in peatlands?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 897-909

  Philben, Michael ^a   Kaiser, Karl ^a,b   Benner, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

amino acids; decomposition; lignin; oxygen exposure time; peatlands

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DECOMPOSITION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LIGNIN; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; PEATLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; VASCULAR PLANT;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIAN LOWLAND;

EID: 84902436586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JG002573     Document Type: Article

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