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Effect of the 2018 European drought on methane and carbon dioxide exchange of northern mire ecosystems

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: We analysed the effect of the 2018 European drought on greenhouse gas (GHG) exchange of five North European mire ecosystems. The low precipitation and high summer temperatures in Fennoscandia led to a lowered water table in the majority of these mires. This lowered both carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) uptake and methane (CH 4 ) emission during 2018, turning three out of the five mires from CO 2 sinks to sources. The calculated radiative forcing showed that the drought-induced changes in GHG fluxes first resulted in a cooling effect lasting 15–50 years, due to the lowered CH 4 emission, which was followed by warming due to the lower CO 2 uptake. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Impacts of the 2018 severe drought and heatwave in Europe: from site to continental scale’.

Source: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0517

Authors: J. Rinne, J.-P. Tuovinen, L. Klemedtsson, M. Aurela, J. Holst, A. Lohila, P. Weslien, P. Vestin, P. Łakomiec, M. Peichl, E.-S. Tuittila, L. Heiskanen, T. Laurila, X. Li, P. Alekseychik, I. Mammarella, L. Ström, P. Crill, M. B. Nilsson

Institutions: Lund University, Finnish Meteorological Institute, University of Gothenburg, University of Helsinki, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Stockholm University, Bolin Centre for Climate Research

Language: English

Topic: Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $1,619

Funders: Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas, Academy of Finland, Vetenskapsrådet, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Awards: How does drainage and ditch maintenance affect the greenhouse gas balance of forested peatlands in the Swedish boreal landscape?, G2647338259, G3563249731, Methane emissions from high latitude peatlands - bridging the abyss between environmental factors and ecosystem scale methane formation and emission, G3709387290, G5211708293, G5339328314, G712881263, G7439052464, ICOS Sweden, MEthane goes MObile - MEasurements and MOdelling, G815343158, G8211333813, G8898042758, G8968129770

OpenAlex ID: W3083355936

FWCI: 9.373

Cites: 32

Cited by: 112

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