Metabolic processes control carbon dioxide dynamics in a boreal forest ditch affected by clear-cut forestry
Boreal watercourses are large emitters of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to the atmosphere. For forestry intensive areas of the Nordic and Baltic countries, a high share of these watercourses are man-made ditches, created to improve drainage and increase forest productivity. Previous studies have suggested...
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crfrontiers:10.3389/frwa.2023.1250068 2024-09-30T14:40:20+00:00 Metabolic processes control carbon dioxide dynamics in a boreal forest ditch affected by clear-cut forestry Zannella, Alberto Eklöf, Karin Lannergård, Emma Laudon, Hjalmar Maher Hasselquist, Eliza Wallin, Marcus B. 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2023.1250068 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2023.1250068/full unknown Frontiers Media SA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Frontiers in Water volume 5 ISSN 2624-9375 journal-article 2023 crfrontiers https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2023.1250068 2024-09-03T04:05:42Z Boreal watercourses are large emitters of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to the atmosphere. For forestry intensive areas of the Nordic and Baltic countries, a high share of these watercourses are man-made ditches, created to improve drainage and increase forest productivity. Previous studies have suggested that terrestrial sources sustain the CO 2 in these ditches and variability in hydrology is the main temporal control. However, few studies have explored ditch CO 2 dynamics and its associated controls in catchments being exposed to forest harvest. An altered hydrology, increased nutrient export and light availability following forest harvest are all factors that potentially can change both levels, dynamics, and source controls of ditch CO 2 . Here, high-frequency (30 min) CO 2 concentration dynamics together with other hydrochemical variables were studied in a forest ditch draining a fully harvested catchment in the Trollberget Experimental Area, northern Sweden. We collected data during the snow-free season from May to October. Ditch CO 2 concentrations displayed a clear seasonal pattern with higher CO 2 concentrations during summer than in spring and autumn. Concentrations ranged from 1.8 to 3.5 mg C L −1 (median: 2.4 mg C L −1 , IQR = 0.5 mg C L −1 ). Strong diel cycles in CO 2 developed during early summer, with daily amplitudes in CO 2 reaching up to 1.1 mg C L −1 . These pronounced daily cycles in CO 2 were closely related to the daily sum of shortwave radiation and water temperature. Variations in hydrology had generally a low impact on the CO 2 dynamics but did vary among seasons and between individual hydrological events. It was evident from our study that growing season CO 2 concentrations in a forest ditch affected by clear-cut harvest were highly variable and mainly controlled by light and temperature induced metabolism. These high dynamics and the associated controls need to be considered when scaling up ditch CO 2 emissions across boreal landscapes affected by intensive forestry. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Frontiers (Publisher) Frontiers in Water 5 |
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Boreal watercourses are large emitters of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to the atmosphere. For forestry intensive areas of the Nordic and Baltic countries, a high share of these watercourses are man-made ditches, created to improve drainage and increase forest productivity. Previous studies have suggested that terrestrial sources sustain the CO 2 in these ditches and variability in hydrology is the main temporal control. However, few studies have explored ditch CO 2 dynamics and its associated controls in catchments being exposed to forest harvest. An altered hydrology, increased nutrient export and light availability following forest harvest are all factors that potentially can change both levels, dynamics, and source controls of ditch CO 2 . Here, high-frequency (30 min) CO 2 concentration dynamics together with other hydrochemical variables were studied in a forest ditch draining a fully harvested catchment in the Trollberget Experimental Area, northern Sweden. We collected data during the snow-free season from May to October. Ditch CO 2 concentrations displayed a clear seasonal pattern with higher CO 2 concentrations during summer than in spring and autumn. Concentrations ranged from 1.8 to 3.5 mg C L −1 (median: 2.4 mg C L −1 , IQR = 0.5 mg C L −1 ). Strong diel cycles in CO 2 developed during early summer, with daily amplitudes in CO 2 reaching up to 1.1 mg C L −1 . These pronounced daily cycles in CO 2 were closely related to the daily sum of shortwave radiation and water temperature. Variations in hydrology had generally a low impact on the CO 2 dynamics but did vary among seasons and between individual hydrological events. It was evident from our study that growing season CO 2 concentrations in a forest ditch affected by clear-cut harvest were highly variable and mainly controlled by light and temperature induced metabolism. These high dynamics and the associated controls need to be considered when scaling up ditch CO 2 emissions across boreal landscapes affected by intensive forestry. |
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Zannella, Alberto Eklöf, Karin Lannergård, Emma Laudon, Hjalmar Maher Hasselquist, Eliza Wallin, Marcus B. Metabolic processes control carbon dioxide dynamics in a boreal forest ditch affected by clear-cut forestry |
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Zannella, Alberto Eklöf, Karin Lannergård, Emma Laudon, Hjalmar Maher Hasselquist, Eliza Wallin, Marcus B. |
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Metabolic processes control carbon dioxide dynamics in a boreal forest ditch affected by clear-cut forestry |
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Metabolic processes control carbon dioxide dynamics in a boreal forest ditch affected by clear-cut forestry |
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Metabolic processes control carbon dioxide dynamics in a boreal forest ditch affected by clear-cut forestry |
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Metabolic processes control carbon dioxide dynamics in a boreal forest ditch affected by clear-cut forestry |
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Metabolic processes control carbon dioxide dynamics in a boreal forest ditch affected by clear-cut forestry |
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metabolic processes control carbon dioxide dynamics in a boreal forest ditch affected by clear-cut forestry |
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