| Publication Type |
Book Chapter |
| School or College |
College of Science |
| Department |
Biology |
| Creator |
Ehleringer, James R. |
| Other Author |
Sandquist, D. R.; Phillips, S. L. |
| Title |
Burning coal seams in southern Utah: a natural system for studies of plant responses to elevated CO2 |
| Date |
1997 |
| Description |
In the Burning Hills and Smoky Mountains of southern Utah (USA), coal deposits exposed to the surface have been ignited by lightning and have been burning for periods of years to over a century. We examined one of these sites, where the below-ground combustion of this low-sulfur coal releases gases to the atmosphere from vents above the burning seam. The surrounding vegetation is cold-desert shrub, typical of the region and consisted of both C3 and C4 perennial species. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press |
| First Page |
56 |
| Last Page |
68 |
| Subject |
Coal fires; Elevated CO2; Isotope ratios; Atriplex confertifolia; Salsola iberica; Gutierrezia sarothrae |
| Subject LCSH |
Plants -- Effect of carbon dioxide on; Atmospheric carbon dioxide -- Environmental aspects; Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry); Carbon -- Isotopes |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
Ehleringer, J. R., Sandquist, D. R., & Phillips, S. L. (1997). Burning coal seams in southern Utah: a natural system for studies of plant responses to elevated CO2, in A. Raschi, F. Miglietta, R. Tognetti and P.R. van Gardingen, (eds.) Plant Responses to Elevated CO2 : Evidence from Natural Springs, 56-68. |
| Rights Management |
(c) Cambridge University Press http://www.cambridge.org/ |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
58,067 bytes |
| Identifier |
ir-main,7314 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6k36c87 |
| Setname |
ir_uspace |
| ID |
706997 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k36c87 |
