title: Wetlands and the global carbon cycle: what might the simulated past tell us about the future?
authors.affiliation: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866, USA (tel +1 714 289 2072; email jkeller@chapman.edu).
authors.forename: Jason K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D057486:Carbon Cycle; D057231:Climate Change / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004583:Electrons; D008697:Methane / Q000032:analysis; D053833:Wetlands
chemical_list: D008697:Methane
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