Carbon dioxide and methane emissions from an artificially drained coastal wetland during a flood: Implications for wetland global warming potential

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1698-1716

  Gatland, J R ^a   Santos, I R ^a   Maher, D T ^a   Duncan, T M ^a   Erler, D V ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID SULFATE SOIL; ACIDIFICATION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL WETLAND; FLOODPLAIN; GLOBAL WARMING; METHANE; SEEPAGE; SOIL EMISSION; TRACER;

EID: 84920541026     PISSN: 21698953     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JG002544     Document Type: Article

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