Essays about: "peat accumulation"

Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 essays containing the words peat accumulation.

1. 6. Temperature sensitivity of decomposition in a boreal mixed mire in northern Sweden

   University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

   Author : Linda Johansson; [2010]
   Keywords : CO2; degradation; organic material; peat; temperature response;

   Abstract : Carbon accumulation in soils constitutes a significant sink for carbon. How the climate change with increasing temperatures will affect the soil carbon storage represents uncertainty of the predictions in the climate change ecosystem feedback mechanisms. READ MORE

3. 7. Isotopic Disequilibrium for Assessment of Radionuclide Transport in Peat Lands : Uranium-Thorium Series Nuclides in a Core from Klarebäcksmossen, Oskarshamn, Sweden

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Fredrik Lidman; [2005]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In order to assess the risks that are associated with a deep repository of nuclear waste, it is important to know how different radionuclides behave in different environments. Since some of the most critical radionuclides in nuclear waste such as Ra-226 occur naturally in the environment, it is possible to study their behaviour directly. READ MORE

4. 8. Carbon loss after forest drainage of three peatlands in southern Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Soils

   Author : Maria Gustafsson; [2001]
   Keywords : torv; mosse; kol; dekompostering; dränering; grundvattennivå; pH; CN ratio; avskogning;

   Abstract : Increased amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere influence the global climate. It is therefore important to understand the effects of forestry measures on the distribution of carbon between soil, plants and atmosphere. In the present study, net changes in the peat carbon stores of mires, as a result of forestry drainage, were investigated. READ MORE