Low impact of dry conditions on the CO2 exchange of a Northern-Norwegian blanket bog

• Published in: Environmental Research Letters
• Main Authors: Magnus Lund, J W Bjerke, B G Drake, O Engelsen, G H Hansen, F J W Parmentier, T L Powell, H Silvennoinen, M Sottocornola, H Tømmervik, S Weldon, D P Rasse
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2015
• Subjects: peatland; carbon; blanket bog; eddy covariance; climate change; net ecosystem exchange; Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD1-1066; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Andøya; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/2/025004; https://doaj.org/article/57964328d6d1445e91a31f04141c7828

Northern peatlands hold large amounts of organic carbon (C) in their soils and are as such important in a climate change context. Blanket bogs, i.e. nutrient-poor peatlands restricted to maritime climates, may be extra vulnerable to global warming since they require a positive water balance to susta...