A pilot study of methyl chloride emissions from tropical woodrot fungi

Chemosphere

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 221-225

  Moore, R M ^a   Gut, A ^b   Andreae, M O ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; FUNGUS ATTACK; GAS EMISSIONS; SOIL MECHANICS; TROPICS; VEGETATION;

FLUX CHAMBER; METHYL CHLORIDE EMISSIONS; RAINFORESTS; ROTTING WOOD;

METHANE;

METHYL CHLORIDE;

BIOGENIC EMISSION; FUNGUS; METHYL CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CANOPY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FUNGUS; PILOT STUDY; RAIN FOREST; SOIL; VEGETATION; WOOD;

EMISSION; FORESTRY; FUNGUS RESISTANCE; METHANE; PLANTS; SOIL MECHANICS; TROPICS;

FUNGI;

EID: 9644289766     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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