Large-scale patterns in summer diffusive CH4 fluxes across boreal lakes, and contribution to diffusive C emissions

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1124-1139

  Rasilo, Terhi ^a   Prairie, Yves T ^a   del Giorgio, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecology; Boreal landscape; Carbon emissions; Climate change; Greenhouse gases (GHG); Large scale; Methane (CH4); Northern lakes

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GLOBAL CHANGE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LAKE WATER; METHANE; SUMMER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

CARBON; METHANE;

ANALYSIS; CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAKE; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAKES; METHANE; QUEBEC; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84923037700     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12741     Document Type: Article

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