Wildfire overrides hydrological controls on boreal peatland methane emissions

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Davidson, Scott J., Van Beest, Christine, Petrone, Richard, Strack, Maria
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Canada; Fort McMurray; Horse River
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2651-2019; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00001470; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00001431/bg-16-2651-2019.pdf; https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/16/2651/2019/bg-16-2651-2019.pdf

Boreal peatlands represent a globally important store of carbon, and disturbances such as wildfire can have a negative feedback to the climate. Understanding how carbon exchange and greenhouse gas (GHG) dynamics are impacted after a wildfire is important, especially as boreal peatlands may be vulner...