Effect of UV radiation and temperature on the emission of methane from plant biomass and structural components

The recently reported finding that plant matter and living plants produce significant amounts of the important greenhouse gas methane under aerobic conditions has led to an intense scientific and public controversy. Whereas some studies question the up-scaling method that was used to estimate the gl...

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Main Authors: I. Vigano, H. van Weelden, R. Holzinger, F. Keppler, A. McLeod, T. Röckmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-06-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/5/937/2008/bg-5-937-2008.pdf