Temporal and spatial variation in peatland carbon cycling and implications for interpreting responses of an ecosystem-scale warming experiment

Griffiths, Natalie A.; Hanson, Paul J.; Ricciuto, Daniel M.; Iversen, Colleen M.; Jensen, Anna M.; Malhotra, Avni; McFarlane, Karis J.; Norby, Richard J.; Sargsyan, Khachik; Sebestyen, Stephen D.; Shi, Xiaoying; Walker, Anthony P.; Ward, Eric J.; Warren, Jeffrey M.; Weston, David

doi:10.2136/sssaj2016.12.0422

Title: Temporal and spatial variation in peatland carbon cycling and implications for interpreting responses of an ecosystem-scale warming experiment

Journal Article · Wed Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Soil Science Society of America Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2016.12.0422· OSTI ID:1429218

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Linnaeus Univ., Vaxjo (Sweden)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
USDA Forest Service, Grand Rapids, MN (United States)

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1429218

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1420286; OSTI ID: 1472267

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-716257; SAND2018-9625J

Journal Information:: Soil Science Society of America Journal, Vol. 81, Issue 6; ISSN 0361-5995

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