Updated estimates of carbon accumulation rates in coastal marsh sediments

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 5057-5071

  Ouyang, X ^a,b   Lee, S Y ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Beijing Zhongqi Anxin Environmental Science and Technology Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COASTAL WETLAND; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; MARINE SEDIMENT; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SALTMARSH; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 84907266450     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-5057-2014     Document Type: Article

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