Greenhouse carbon balance of wetlands: methane emission versus carbon sequestration
By: Gary J. Whiting and Jeffrey P. Chanton
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v53i5.16628 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889
Language: English
Page range: 521 - 528
Submitted on: Aug 1, 2000
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