Greenhouse gas fluxes from a shallow-drained and rewetted grassland on peat

Authors:
E. L. Brown,, A. R. Smith, D. L. Jones, C. D. Evans

Book:
Responsible Management of Peatlands

Venue:
Aberdeen

Keywords:
grassland, greenhouse-gas-fluxes, rewetting

Documentfile:
abd17pdf.brown-abstract-poster.pdf

Summary:

Natural peatlands function as a carbon sink and long term carbon store, however drainage for agriculture is widespread, with grasslands established on peat soils representing a significant greenhouse gas source. This study measured CO2 and CH4 fluxes from a shallow-drained and…