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Abstract
The renewed growth in atmospheric methane (CH4)since 2007 after a decade of stabilization has drawn much attention to its causes and future trends. Wetlands are the single largest source of atmospheric CH4. Understanding wetland ecosystems and carbon dynamics is critical to the estimation of global CH4 and carbon budgets. After approximately 7 years of CH4 related research following the renewed growth in atmospheric CH4, Environmental Research Letters launched a special issue of research letters on wetland ecosystems and carbon dynamics in 2014. This special issue highlights recent developments in terrestrial ecosystem models and field measurements of carbon fluxes across different types of wetland ecosystems. The 14 research letters emphasize the importance of wetland ecosystems in the global CO2 and CH4 budget.
Department
Earth Systems Research Center
Publication Date
10-13-2016
Journal Title
Environmental Research Letters
Publisher
Institute of Physics (IOP)
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Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Meng L, Roulet N, Zhuang Q, Christensen T, Frolking S. 2016. Focus on the impact of climate change on wetland ecosystem and carbon dynamics, Environmental Research Letters, 11, 100201, https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/10/100201
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This is an article published by Institute of Physics (IOP) in Environmental Research Letters in 2016, available online: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/10/100201