Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands

Herausgeber: Baird, Andrew J; Slater, Lee D; Reeve, A S; Comas, Xavier; Belyea, Lisa R Belyea

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Produktbeschreibung

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 184

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 299
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 269mm x 226mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 1202g
• ISBN-13: 9780875904498
• ISBN-10: 0875904491
• Artikelnr.: 44051186

Autorenporträt

Andrew J. Baird and Lisa R. Belyea Belyea are the authors of Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands, published by Wiley.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Lee D. Slater, Andrew J. Baird, Lisa R. Belyea, Xavier Comas, and A. S.
Reeve vii
Understanding Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands: Recent Developments and
Future Prospects
Andrew J. Baird, Xavier Comas, Lee D. Slater, Lisa R. Belyea, and A. S.
Reeve 1
Section I: Large-Scale Peatland Dynamics and Carbon Cycling
Nonlinear Dynamics of Peatlands and Potential Feedbacks on the Climate
System
Lisa R. Belyea 5
Issues Related to Incorporating Northern Peatlands Into Global Climate
Models
Steve Frolking, Nigel Roulet, and David Lawrence 19
Upscaling of Peatland-Atmosphere Fluxes of Methane: Small-Scale
Heterogeneity in Process Rates and the Pitfalls of "Bucket-and-Slab" Models
A. J. Baird, L. R. Belyea, and P. J. Morris 37
Sensitivity of Northern Peatland Carbon Dynamics to Holocene Climate Change
Zicheng Yu, David W. Beilman, and Miriam C. Jones 55
Direct Human Impacts on the Peatland Carbon Sink
Jukka Laine, Kari Minkkinen, and Carl Trettin 71
Section II: Near-Surface Processes of Peatland Carbon Cycling
Northern Peatland Vegetation and the Carbon Cycle: A Remote Sensing
Approach
A. Harris and R. G. Bryant 79
Plant Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Release in Peatlands
Luca Bragazza, Alexandre Buttler, Andy Siegenthaler, and Edward A. D.
Mitchell 99
Microbial Community Structure and Carbon Substrate Use in Northern
Peatlands
Rebekka R. E. Artz 111
Partitioning Litter Mass Loss Into Carbon Dioxide and Methane in Peatland
Ecosystems
M. Nilsson and M. Öquist 131
Section III: Methane Accumulation in, and Loss From, Peatlands
Methane Accumulation and Release From Deep Peat: Measurements, Conceptual
Models, and Biogeochemical Significance
Paul H. Glaser and Jeffrey P. Chanton 145
Noninvasive Field-Scale Characterization of Gaseous-Phase Methane Dynamics
in Peatlands Using the Ground-Penetrating Radar Method
Xavier Comas and Lee D. Slater 159
Methane Dynamics in Peat: Importance of Shallow Peats and a Novel
Reduced-Complexity Approach for Modeling Ebullition
T. J. Coulthard, A. J. Baird, J. Ramirez, and J. M. Waddington 173
The Stable Carbon Isotope Composition of Methane Produced and Emitted From
Northern Peatlands
Edward R. C. Hornibrook 187
Laboratory Investigations of Methane Buildup in, and Release From, Shallow
Peats
Mikhail Mastepanov and Torben R. Christensen 205
Physical Controls on Ebullition Losses of Methane From Peatlands
Takeshi Tokida, Tsuyoshi Miyazaki, and Masaru Mizoguchi 219
Section IV: Water and Dissolved Carbon Transfers Within and From Peatlands
Dissolved Organic Carbon Production and Transport in Canadian Peatlands
Tim R. Moore 229
Hydrological Controls on Dissolved Organic Carbon Production and
Release From UK Peatlands
Nathalie Fenner, Chris Freeman, and Fred Worrall 237
The Role of Natural Soil Pipes in Water and Carbon Transfer in and From
Peatlands
J. Holden, R. P. Smart, P. J. Chapman, A. J. Baird, and M. F. Billett 251
Improving Conceptual Models of Water and Carbon Transfer Through Peat
Jeffrey M. McKenzie, Donald I. Siegel, and Donald O. Rosenberry 265
Water Relations in Cutover Peatlands
Jonathan S. Price and Scott J. Ketcheson 277
The Influence of Permeable Mineral Lenses on Peatland Hydrology
A. S. Reeve, Z. D. Tyczka, X. Comas, and L. D. Slater 289
Index 299