Emissions of methane from northern peatlands: a review of management impacts and implications for future management options
Northern peatlands constitute a significant source of atmospheric methane (CH 4). However,
management of undisturbed peatlands, as well as the restoration of disturbed peatlands, will …
management of undisturbed peatlands, as well as the restoration of disturbed peatlands, will …
Carbon cycling in peatlands A review of processes and controls
C Blodau - Environmental Reviews, 2002 - cdnsciencepub.com
Covering only 3% of the land area, northern peatlands store about 30% of the global soil
carbon and account for 5 to 10% of the global methane burden to the atmosphere. A review …
carbon and account for 5 to 10% of the global methane burden to the atmosphere. A review …
Colder soils in a warmer world: a snow manipulation study in a northern hardwood forest ecosystem
In this special section of Biogeochemistry, we present results from asnow manipulation
experiment in the northernhardwood forest ecosystem at the Hubbard BrookExperimental …
experiment in the northernhardwood forest ecosystem at the Hubbard BrookExperimental …
Environmental and physical controls on northern terrestrial methane emissions across permafrost zones
Methane (CH 4) emissions from the northern high‐latitude region represent potentially
significant biogeochemical feedbacks to the climate system. We compiled a database of …
significant biogeochemical feedbacks to the climate system. We compiled a database of …
Contemporary carbon balance and late Holocene carbon accumulation in a northern peatland
NT Roulet, PM Lafleur, PJH Richard… - Global Change …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Northern peatlands contain up to 25% of the world's soil carbon (C) and have an estimated
annual exchange of CO2‐C with the atmosphere of 0.1–0.5 Pg yr− 1 and of CH4‐C of 10–25 …
annual exchange of CO2‐C with the atmosphere of 0.1–0.5 Pg yr− 1 and of CH4‐C of 10–25 …
Decomposition in peatlands: Reconciling seemingly contrasting results on the impacts of lowered water levels
R Laiho - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2006 - Elsevier
Northern peatlands represent about 30% of the global soil C pools. The C pool in peat is a
result of a relatively small imbalance between production and decay. High water levels and …
result of a relatively small imbalance between production and decay. High water levels and …
Greenhouse gas balances of managed peatlands in the Nordic countries–present knowledge and gaps
M Maljanen, BD Sigurdsson, J Guðmundsson… - …, 2010 - bg.copernicus.org
This article provides an overview of the effects of land-use on the fluxes of carbon dioxide
(CO 2), methane (CH 4) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) and from peatlands in the Nordic …
(CO 2), methane (CH 4) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) and from peatlands in the Nordic …
Effects of soil freezing disturbance on soil solution nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon chemistry in a northern hardwood ecosystem
RD Fitzhugh, CT Driscoll, PM Groffman, GL Tierney… - Biogeochemistry, 2001 - Springer
Reductions in snow cover undera warmer climate may cause soil freezing eventsto become
more common in northern temperateecosystems. In this experiment, snow cover …
more common in northern temperateecosystems. In this experiment, snow cover …
Uncertainty in predicting the effect of climatic change on the carbon cycling of Canadian peatlands
Northern peatlands play an important role globally in the cycling of C, through the exchange
of CO2 with the atmosphere, the emission of CH4, the production and export of dissolved …
of CO2 with the atmosphere, the emission of CH4, the production and export of dissolved …
Contemporary carbon accumulation in a boreal oligotrophic minerogenic mire–a significant sink after accounting for all C‐fluxes
Based on theories of mire development and responses to a changing climate, the current
role of mires as a net carbon sink has been questioned. A rigorous evaluation of the current …
role of mires as a net carbon sink has been questioned. A rigorous evaluation of the current …