High-frequency greenhouse gas flux measurement system detects winter storm surge effects on salt marsh

Autor: Heida L. Diefenderfer, C. Gunn, Amy B. Borde, Ronald M. Thom, Valerie I. Cullinan
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Global Change Biology. 24:5961-5971
ISSN: 1354-1013
Popis: The physical controlling factors on coastal plant communities are among the most dynamic of known ecosystems, but climate change alters coastal surface and subsurface hydrologic regimes, which makes rapid measurement of greenhouse gas fluxes critical. Greenhouse gas exchange rates in these terrestrial-aquatic ecosystems are highly variable worldwide with climate, soil type, plant community, and weather. Therefore, increasing data collection and availability should be a priority. Here, we demonstrate and validate physical and analytical modifications to automated soil-flux chamber measurement methods for unattended use in tidally driven wetlands, allowing the high-frequency capture of storm surge and day/night dynamics. Winter CO2 flux from Sarcocornia perennis marsh to the atmosphere was significantly greater during the day (2.8 mmol m-2 hr-1 ) than the night (2.2 mmol m-2 hr-1 ; p
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