Essays about: "ombrotrophic peatland"

Found 2 essays containing the words ombrotrophic peatland.

  1. 1. Spatiotemporal variation of net methane emissions and its causes across an ombrotrophic peatland : a site study from Southern Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Amelie Lindgren; [2013]
    Keywords : temporal variation; spatial variation; Methane; geography; physical geography; ombrotrophic peatland; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Methane emissions from natural wetlands are an important contributor to methane levels in the atmosphere. These emissions are highly variable in time and space, even within sites. Further understanding of this variation is vital to successfully model the overall methane emissions from wetlands. READ MORE

  3. 2. Winter dynamics of the greenhouse gas exchange in a natural bog

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Magnus Lund; [2005]
    Keywords : geomorfologi; naturgeografi; climatology; cartography; denitrification; Fäjemyren; physical geography; N2O uptake; pedology; geomorphology; marklära; kartografi; klimatologi; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Northern peatlands are important in the context of the climate change. Since they comprise huge amounts of soil organic carbon and are found where the most significant greenhouse warming is predicted, they have the potential to exert major feedback effects on the global warming. READ MORE