Restoration of former wetlands in the Netherlands; effect on the balance between CO 2 sink and CH 4 source
Abstract Drained coastal peatlands are a source of greenhouse gas (GHG) through abundant CO 2 release caused by aerobic peat degradation. Published rates of CO 2 fixation and CH 4 release for natural peatlands suggest that areas of peat formation are a (small) net source of GHG emission because the radiative effect of emitted CH 4 exceeds the CO 2 uptake by the vegetation. It is shown here that wetland restoration of reclaimed peat areas in the western Netherlands leads to a reduction of GHG emission because the expected increase in anaerobically generated CH 4 release is much smaller than the... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2003 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Netherlands Journal of Geosciences - Geologie en Mijnbouw ; volume 82, issue 4, page 325-331 ; ISSN 0016-7746 1573-9708 |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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Schlagwörter: | Geology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26844644 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016774600020151 |
Abstract Drained coastal peatlands are a source of greenhouse gas (GHG) through abundant CO 2 release caused by aerobic peat degradation. Published rates of CO 2 fixation and CH 4 release for natural peatlands suggest that areas of peat formation are a (small) net source of GHG emission because the radiative effect of emitted CH 4 exceeds the CO 2 uptake by the vegetation. It is shown here that wetland restoration of reclaimed peat areas in the western Netherlands leads to a reduction of GHG emission because the expected increase in anaerobically generated CH 4 release is much smaller than the decrease in aerobically produced CO 2 .