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  Organic sediment formed during inundation of a degraded fen grassland emits large fluxes of CH4 and CO2

Hahn-Schöfl, M., Zak, D., Minke, M., Gelbrecht, J., Augustin, J., & Freibauer, A. (2011). Organic sediment formed during inundation of a degraded fen grassland emits large fluxes of CH4 and CO2. Biogeosciences, 8(6), 1539-1550. doi:10.5194/bg-8-1539-2011.

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Hahn-Schöfl, M.1, Author           
Zak, D., Author
Minke, M., Author
Gelbrecht, J., Author
Augustin, J., Author
Freibauer, A., Author
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1Emeritus Group, Prof. E.-D. Schulze, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Society, ou_1497756              

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Free keywords: carbon-dioxide phosphorus mobilization methane production rewetted fens peat quality peatlands emission restoration N2O
 Abstract: Peatland restoration by inundation of drained areas can alter local greenhouse gas emissions as CO(2) and CH(4). Factors that can influence these emissions include the quality and amount of substrates available for anaerobic degradation processes and the sources and availability of electron acceptors. In order to learn about possible sources of high CO(2) and CH(4) emissions from a rewetted degraded fen grassland, we performed incubation experiments that tested the effects of fresh plant litter in the flooded peats on pore water chemistry and CO(2) and CH(4) production and emission. The position in the soil profile of the pre-existing drained peat substrate affected initial rates of anaerobic CO(2) production subsequent to flooding, with the uppermost peat layer producing the greatest specific rates of CO(2) evolution. CH(4) production rates depended on the availability of electron acceptors and was significant only when sulfate concentrations were reduced in the pore waters. Very high specific rates of both CO(2) (maximum of 412 mg Cd(-1) kg(-1) C) and CH(4) production (788 mg Cd(-1) kg(-1) C) were observed in a new sediment layer that accumulated over the 2.5 years since the site was flooded. This new sediment layer was characterized by overall low C content, but represented a mixture of sand and relatively easily decomposable plant litter from reed canary grass killed by flooding. Samples that excluded this new sediment layer but included intact roots remaining from flooded grasses had specific rates of CO(2) (max. 28 mg Cd(-1) kg(-1) C) and CH(4) (max. 34 mg Cd(-1) kg(-1) C) production that were 10-20 times lower than for the new sediment layer and were comparable to those of a newly flooded upper peat layer. Lowest rates of anaerobic CO(2) and CH(4) production (range of 4-8 mg Cd(-1) kg(-1) C and <1 mg C d(-1) kg(-1) C) were observed when all fresh organic matter sources (plant litter and roots) were excluded. In conclusion, the presence of fresh organic substrates such as plant and root litter originating from plants killed by inundation has a high potential for CH(4) production, whereas peat without any fresh plant-derived material is relatively inert. Significant anaerobic CO(2) and CH(4) production in peat only occurs when some labile organic matter is available, e.g. from remaining roots or root exudates.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2011
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-1539-2011
ISI: ://WOS:000291942900010
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Publ. Info: Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany : Copernicus GmbH on behalf of the European Geosciences Union
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 8 (6) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 1539 - 1550 Identifier: CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/111087929276006
ISSN: 1726-4170