Noninvasive Mapping of Photosynthetic Heterogeneity in Biological Soil Crusts by Positron Emission Tomography: Carbon Fixation

Environmental Science and Technology Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 393-398

  Vandehey, Nicholas T ^a   Northen, Trent R ^a   Brodie, Eoin L ^a,b   O'Neil, James P ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84969247725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23288930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ez500209c     Document Type: Article

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