Spatial and temporal variability in CH4 and N2O fluxes from a Scottish ombrotrophic peatland: Implications for modelling and up-scaling

Peatlands typically exhibit significant spatial heterogeneity which can lead to large uncertainties when catchment scale greenhouse gas fluxes are extrapolated from chamber measurements (generally

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Published in:Soil biology & biochemistry 2009-06, Vol.41 (6), p.1315-1323
Main Authors: Dinsmore, Kerry J, Skiba, Ute M, Billett, Michael F, Rees, Robert M, Drewer, Julia
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