The net exchange of methane with high Arctic landscapes during the summer growing season

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3095-3106

  Emmerton, C A ^a   St Louis, V L ^a   Lehnherr, I ^b   Humphreys, E R ^c   Rydz, E ^a   Kosolofski, H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWING SEASON; LANDSCAPE; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WETLAND;

ARCTIC;

EID: 84902440947     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-3095-2014     Document Type: Article

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