Carbon dioxide and methane exchange of a patterned subarctic fen during two contrasting growing seasons
The patterned microtopography of subarctic mires generates a variety of environmental conditions, and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and methane (CH 4 ) dynamics vary spatially among different plant community types (PCTs). We studied the CO 2 and CH 4 exchange between a subarctic fen and the atmosphere at K...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:bg90193 2023-05-15T16:57:44+02:00 Carbon dioxide and methane exchange of a patterned subarctic fen during two contrasting growing seasons Heiskanen, Lauri Tuovinen, Juha-Pekka Räsänen, Aleksi Virtanen, Tarmo Juutinen, Sari Lohila, Annalea Penttilä, Timo Linkosalmi, Maiju Mikola, Juha Laurila, Tuomas Aurela, Mika 2021-02-05 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-873-2021 https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/18/873/2021/ eng eng doi:10.5194/bg-18-873-2021 https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/18/873/2021/ eISSN: 1726-4189 Text 2021 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-873-2021 2021-02-08T17:22:14Z The patterned microtopography of subarctic mires generates a variety of environmental conditions, and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and methane (CH 4 ) dynamics vary spatially among different plant community types (PCTs). We studied the CO 2 and CH 4 exchange between a subarctic fen and the atmosphere at Kaamanen in northern Finland based on flux chamber and eddy covariance measurements in 2017–2018. We observed strong spatial variation in carbon dynamics between the four main PCTs studied, which were largely controlled by water table level and differences in vegetation composition. The ecosystem respiration (ER) and gross primary productivity (GPP) increased gradually from the wettest PCT to the drier ones, and both ER and GPP were larger for all PCTs during the warmer and drier growing season 2018. We estimated that in 2017 the growing season CO 2 balances of the PCTs ranged from − 20 g C m −2 ( Trichophorum tussock PCT) to 64 g C m −2 (string margin PCT), while in 2018 all PCTs were small CO 2 sources (10–22 g C m −2 ). We observed small growing season CH 4 emissions ( < 1 g C m −2 ) from the driest PCT, while the other three PCTs had significantly larger emissions (mean 7.9, range 5.6–10.1 g C m −2 ) during the two growing seasons. Compared to the annual CO 2 balance ( − 8.5 ± 4.0 g C m −2 ) of the fen in 2017, in 2018 the annual balance ( − 5.6 ± 3.7 g C m −2 ) was affected by an earlier onset of photosynthesis in spring, which increased the CO 2 sink, and a drought event during summer, which decreased the sink. The CH 4 emissions were also affected by the drought. The annual CH 4 balance of the fen was 7.3 ± 0.2 g C m −2 in 2017 and 6.2 ± 0.1 g C m −2 in 2018. Thus, the carbon balance of the fen was close to zero in both years. The PCTs that were adapted to drier conditions provided ecosystem-level resilience to carbon loss due to water level drawdown. Text Kaamanen Northern Finland Subarctic Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Kaamanen ENVELOPE(27.000,27.000,69.050,69.050) Biogeosciences 18 3 873 896 |
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The patterned microtopography of subarctic mires generates a variety of environmental conditions, and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and methane (CH 4 ) dynamics vary spatially among different plant community types (PCTs). We studied the CO 2 and CH 4 exchange between a subarctic fen and the atmosphere at Kaamanen in northern Finland based on flux chamber and eddy covariance measurements in 2017–2018. We observed strong spatial variation in carbon dynamics between the four main PCTs studied, which were largely controlled by water table level and differences in vegetation composition. The ecosystem respiration (ER) and gross primary productivity (GPP) increased gradually from the wettest PCT to the drier ones, and both ER and GPP were larger for all PCTs during the warmer and drier growing season 2018. We estimated that in 2017 the growing season CO 2 balances of the PCTs ranged from − 20 g C m −2 ( Trichophorum tussock PCT) to 64 g C m −2 (string margin PCT), while in 2018 all PCTs were small CO 2 sources (10–22 g C m −2 ). We observed small growing season CH 4 emissions ( < 1 g C m −2 ) from the driest PCT, while the other three PCTs had significantly larger emissions (mean 7.9, range 5.6–10.1 g C m −2 ) during the two growing seasons. Compared to the annual CO 2 balance ( − 8.5 ± 4.0 g C m −2 ) of the fen in 2017, in 2018 the annual balance ( − 5.6 ± 3.7 g C m −2 ) was affected by an earlier onset of photosynthesis in spring, which increased the CO 2 sink, and a drought event during summer, which decreased the sink. The CH 4 emissions were also affected by the drought. The annual CH 4 balance of the fen was 7.3 ± 0.2 g C m −2 in 2017 and 6.2 ± 0.1 g C m −2 in 2018. Thus, the carbon balance of the fen was close to zero in both years. The PCTs that were adapted to drier conditions provided ecosystem-level resilience to carbon loss due to water level drawdown. |
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Heiskanen, Lauri Tuovinen, Juha-Pekka Räsänen, Aleksi Virtanen, Tarmo Juutinen, Sari Lohila, Annalea Penttilä, Timo Linkosalmi, Maiju Mikola, Juha Laurila, Tuomas Aurela, Mika |
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Heiskanen, Lauri Tuovinen, Juha-Pekka Räsänen, Aleksi Virtanen, Tarmo Juutinen, Sari Lohila, Annalea Penttilä, Timo Linkosalmi, Maiju Mikola, Juha Laurila, Tuomas Aurela, Mika |
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Carbon dioxide and methane exchange of a patterned subarctic fen during two contrasting growing seasons |
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Carbon dioxide and methane exchange of a patterned subarctic fen during two contrasting growing seasons |
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