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Title: A Biogeochemical Compromise: The High Methane Cost of Sequestering Carbon in Restored Wetlands

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ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. University of California, Berkeley Ecosystem Science Division, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Berkeley CA USA
  2. Stanford University Department of Earth System Science Stanford CA USA
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USDOE
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1457062
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7079856
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Journal Name:
Geophysical Research Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters Journal Volume: 45 Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 0094-8276
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Hemes, Kyle S., Chamberlain, Samuel D., Eichelmann, Elke, Knox, Sara H., and Baldocchi, Dennis D. A Biogeochemical Compromise: The High Methane Cost of Sequestering Carbon in Restored Wetlands. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1029/2018GL077747.
Hemes, Kyle S., Chamberlain, Samuel D., Eichelmann, Elke, Knox, Sara H., & Baldocchi, Dennis D. A Biogeochemical Compromise: The High Methane Cost of Sequestering Carbon in Restored Wetlands. United States. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL077747
Hemes, Kyle S., Chamberlain, Samuel D., Eichelmann, Elke, Knox, Sara H., and Baldocchi, Dennis D. Sat . "A Biogeochemical Compromise: The High Methane Cost of Sequestering Carbon in Restored Wetlands". United States. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL077747.
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