Large methyl halide emissions from south Texas salt marshes

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 6427-6434

  Rhew, R C ^a   Whelan, M E ^a,c   Min, D H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC EMISSION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HALOPHYTE; METHYL BROMIDE; METHYL CHLORIDE; SALTMARSH; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ALLOLEPIS;

EID: 84913534510     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-6427-2014     Document Type: Article

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