Methane Cycling in Northern Peatlands Following Wildfire
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Abstract
Peatlands are an important component of the global carbon (C) cycle, they operate as \nlong-term global sinks of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and sources of methane (CH4). \nHowever, they are becoming increasingly vulnerable to disturbances such as wildfire. \nUnderstanding the impact of wildfire on greenhouse gas dynamics is important as the \nfrequency and severity of these fires continues to increase. Loss of labile substrate and \nmethanogenic community is often attributed as the driver behind CO2 and CH4 emission \nreductions from peatland soils post-wildfire. Soil incubations were conducted using samples \nfrom both burned and unburned peatlands immediately (Alberta) and 2-years (Ontario) post fire to measure and compare CH4 production potential and oxidation. In-situ CH4 and CO2 \nflux measurements were conducted at the Alberta site immediately after fire. Environmental \nvariables such as water table depth, soil temperature and moisture were collected at each site. \nSoil samples from the Ontario site were also analyzed for phenolic compounds, pH, and \nelectric conductivity. \nIn both the recently burned and 2-year post fire incubations, lower CH4 prodution was \nobserved at the burned sites. In-situ field fluxes determined that both ecosystem respiration \n(ER) and net ecosystem exchange (NEE) was lower and CH4 flux indicated net CH4 uptake at \nthe burned site compared to the natural site, immediately post-fire. Overall, this study \nenhances our understanding of the impacts of wildfire on greenhouse gas dynamics and \ncarbon storage in peatland ecosystems both immediately and 2-years post-burn. This \nunderstanding is important for the establishment of peatland carbon budgets in response to \nclimate change, contributing to the development of accurate and reliable global carbon \nbudgets and climate modelling that can account for the increasing vulnerability of boreal \npeatlands to fire.
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Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
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