Gauci, Vincent; Fowler, David; Chapman, Stephen J. and Dise, Nancy B.
(2004).
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1007/s10533-005-0681-9 |
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Abstract
Natural wetlands are the single most important contributors of methane (CH4) to the atmosphere. Recent research has shown that the deposition of sulfate (SO42-) can substantially reduce the emission of this radiatively important gas from wetlands. However, the influence of temperature in regulating the extent of this effect is unclear. Peatlands also constitute an important store of S, so understanding the effect of S deposition on S dynamics within this store is important if we are to understand the interaction. The effect of enhanced SO42- deposition on CH4 fluxes and sulfur pools were investigated in peatland monoliths under controlled environment conditions. This enabled a close examination of effects at the onset of experimentally enhanced SO42- deposition while examining temperature effects on the interaction. Experimentally enhanced S deposition at rates as small as 15 kg SO42--S ha-1year-1 suppressed CH4 emissions by 30%. There was no increased suppression at larger deposition rates of simulated acid rain. Temperature affected the suppressive effect of the simulated acid rain. At low temperatures (down to 5 ºC), there was a greater proportional suppression than at higher temperatures (up to 20 ºC). Evidence suggests that populations of sulfate-reducing bacteria do not respond, as previously thought, to enhanced SO42- supply with a 'boom' followed by a 'bust' and less recalcitrant S pools (SO42- and Sº) were depleted in the SO42--treated peat, indicating enhanced S turnover. A significant proportion of the SO42- from the treatment was taken up and stored as SO42- in vascular plants, placing this mechanism as a potentially important seasonal regulator of peatland SO42- availability
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| ISSN: | 1573-515X |
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| Academic Unit/Department: | Science > Environment, Earth and Ecosystems |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | OpenSpace Research Centre (OSRC) Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research (CEPSAR) |
| Item ID: | 5893 |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Gauci |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Nov 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2010 19:55 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/5893 |
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