Climatic Controls on the Porewater Chemistry of Mid-continental Wetlands

• Main Author: Levy, Zeno Francis
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: SURFACE at Syracuse University 2017
• Subjects: Climate; Geochemistry; Peatlands; Porewater; Prairie Wetlands; Wetlands; Physical Sciences and Mathematics; Arctic; Pacific; Glacial Lake; Cottonwood Lake; Climate change
• Online Access: https://surface.syr.edu/etd/731; https://surface.syr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1731&context=etd

Wetlands develop where climate and physiography conspire to maintain saturated soils at the land surface, support diverse plant and animal communities, and serve as globally important sinks for atmospheric carbon. The chemistry of wetland porewaters impacts near-surface biological communities and su...