Double trouble: Subsidence and CO2 respiration due to 1,000 years of Dutch coastal peatlands cultivation

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 551-568

  Erkens, Gilles ^a,b   Van Der Meulen, Michiel J ^c   Middelkoop, Hans ^b  

^a DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Compaction; Geohazard; Subsidence; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL PLAIN; CULTIVATION; OXIDATION; PEATLAND; RESPIRATION; SUBSIDENCE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84964066796     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-016-1380-4     Document Type: Article

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