Synthesizing greenhouse gas fluxes across nine European peatlands and shrublands: responses to climatic and environmental changes
In this study, we compare annual fluxes of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and soil respiratory carbon dioxide (CO2) measured at nine European peatlands (n = 4) and shrublands (n = 5). The sites range from northern Sweden to Spain, covering a span in mean annual air temperature from 0 to 16 �C, a...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:20915 2023-05-15T17:45:10+02:00 Synthesizing greenhouse gas fluxes across nine European peatlands and shrublands: responses to climatic and environmental changes Carter, M.S. Larsen, K.S. Emmett, B. Estiarte, M. Field, C. Leith, I.D. Lund, M. Meijide, A. Mills, R.T.E. Niinemets, Ü. Peñuelas, J. Portillo-Estrada, M. Schmidt, I.K. Selsted, M.B. Sheppard, L.J. Sowerby, A. Tietema, A. Beier, C. 2012 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/20915/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/20915/1/bg-9-3739-2012.pdf http://www.biogeosciences.net/9/3739/2012/bg-9-3739-2012.pdf en eng https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/20915/1/bg-9-3739-2012.pdf Carter, M.S.; Larsen, K.S.; Emmett, B.; Estiarte, M.; Field, C.; Leith, I.D.; Lund, M.; Meijide, A.; Mills, R.T.E.; Niinemets, Ü.; Peñuelas, J.; Portillo-Estrada, M.; Schmidt, I.K.; Selsted, M.B.; Sheppard, L.J.; Sowerby, A.; Tietema, A.; Beier, C. 2012 Synthesizing greenhouse gas fluxes across nine European peatlands and shrublands: responses to climatic and environmental changes. Biogeosciences, 9 (10). 3739-3755. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-9-3739-2012 <https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-9-3739-2012> Ecology and Environment Agriculture and Soil Science Biology and Microbiology Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2012 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-9-3739-2012 2023-02-04T19:33:08Z In this study, we compare annual fluxes of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and soil respiratory carbon dioxide (CO2) measured at nine European peatlands (n = 4) and shrublands (n = 5). The sites range from northern Sweden to Spain, covering a span in mean annual air temperature from 0 to 16 �C, and in annual precipitation from 300 to 1300mmyr−1. The effects of climate change, including temperature increase and prolonged drought, were tested at five shrubland sites. At one peatland site, the long-term (>30 yr) effect of drainage was assessed, while increased nitrogen deposition was investigated at three peatland sites. The shrublands were generally sinks for atmospheric CH4, whereas the peatlands were CH4 sources, with fluxes ranging from −519 to +6890 mgCH4-Cm−2 yr−1 across the studied ecosystems. At the peatland sites, annual CH4 emission increased with mean annual air temperature, while a negative relationship was found between net CH4 uptake and the soil carbon stock at the shrubland sites. Annual N2O fluxes were generally small ranging from −14 to 42 mgN2O-Nm−2 yr−1. Highest N2O emission occurred at the sites that had highest nitrate (NO− 3 ) concentration in the soil water. Furthermore, experimentally increased NO− 3 deposition led to increased N2O efflux, whereas prolonged drought and long-term drainage reduced the N2O efflux. Soil CO2 emissions in control plots ranged from 310 to 732 gCO2-Cm−2 yr−1. Drought and long-term drainage generally reduced the soil CO2 efflux, except at a hydric shrubland where drought tended to increase soil respiration. In terms of fractional importance of each greenhouse gas to the total numerical global warming response, the change in CO2 efflux dominated the response in all treatments (ranging 71–96 %), except for NO− 3 addition where 89% was due to change in CH4 emissions. Thus, in European peatlands and shrublands the effect on global warming induced by the investigated anthropogenic disturbances will be dominated by variations in soil CO2 fluxes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Biogeosciences 9 10 3739 3755 |
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Ecology and Environment Agriculture and Soil Science Biology and Microbiology Carter, M.S. Larsen, K.S. Emmett, B. Estiarte, M. Field, C. Leith, I.D. Lund, M. Meijide, A. Mills, R.T.E. Niinemets, Ü. Peñuelas, J. Portillo-Estrada, M. Schmidt, I.K. Selsted, M.B. Sheppard, L.J. Sowerby, A. Tietema, A. Beier, C. Synthesizing greenhouse gas fluxes across nine European peatlands and shrublands: responses to climatic and environmental changes |
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In this study, we compare annual fluxes of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and soil respiratory carbon dioxide (CO2) measured at nine European peatlands (n = 4) and shrublands (n = 5). The sites range from northern Sweden to Spain, covering a span in mean annual air temperature from 0 to 16 �C, and in annual precipitation from 300 to 1300mmyr−1. The effects of climate change, including temperature increase and prolonged drought, were tested at five shrubland sites. At one peatland site, the long-term (>30 yr) effect of drainage was assessed, while increased nitrogen deposition was investigated at three peatland sites. The shrublands were generally sinks for atmospheric CH4, whereas the peatlands were CH4 sources, with fluxes ranging from −519 to +6890 mgCH4-Cm−2 yr−1 across the studied ecosystems. At the peatland sites, annual CH4 emission increased with mean annual air temperature, while a negative relationship was found between net CH4 uptake and the soil carbon stock at the shrubland sites. Annual N2O fluxes were generally small ranging from −14 to 42 mgN2O-Nm−2 yr−1. Highest N2O emission occurred at the sites that had highest nitrate (NO− 3 ) concentration in the soil water. Furthermore, experimentally increased NO− 3 deposition led to increased N2O efflux, whereas prolonged drought and long-term drainage reduced the N2O efflux. Soil CO2 emissions in control plots ranged from 310 to 732 gCO2-Cm−2 yr−1. Drought and long-term drainage generally reduced the soil CO2 efflux, except at a hydric shrubland where drought tended to increase soil respiration. In terms of fractional importance of each greenhouse gas to the total numerical global warming response, the change in CO2 efflux dominated the response in all treatments (ranging 71–96 %), except for NO− 3 addition where 89% was due to change in CH4 emissions. Thus, in European peatlands and shrublands the effect on global warming induced by the investigated anthropogenic disturbances will be dominated by variations in soil CO2 fluxes. |
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Carter, M.S. Larsen, K.S. Emmett, B. Estiarte, M. Field, C. Leith, I.D. Lund, M. Meijide, A. Mills, R.T.E. Niinemets, Ü. Peñuelas, J. Portillo-Estrada, M. Schmidt, I.K. Selsted, M.B. Sheppard, L.J. Sowerby, A. Tietema, A. Beier, C. |
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Carter, M.S. Larsen, K.S. Emmett, B. Estiarte, M. Field, C. Leith, I.D. Lund, M. Meijide, A. Mills, R.T.E. Niinemets, Ü. Peñuelas, J. Portillo-Estrada, M. Schmidt, I.K. Selsted, M.B. Sheppard, L.J. Sowerby, A. Tietema, A. Beier, C. |
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Synthesizing greenhouse gas fluxes across nine European peatlands and shrublands: responses to climatic and environmental changes |
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Synthesizing greenhouse gas fluxes across nine European peatlands and shrublands: responses to climatic and environmental changes |
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Synthesizing greenhouse gas fluxes across nine European peatlands and shrublands: responses to climatic and environmental changes |
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Synthesizing greenhouse gas fluxes across nine European peatlands and shrublands: responses to climatic and environmental changes |
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Synthesizing greenhouse gas fluxes across nine European peatlands and shrublands: responses to climatic and environmental changes |
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synthesizing greenhouse gas fluxes across nine european peatlands and shrublands: responses to climatic and environmental changes |
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