Boreal-Arctic wetland methane emissions modulated by warming and vegetation activity.

ABSTRACT: Wetland methane (CH₄) emissions over the Boreal-Arctic region are vulnerable to climate change and linked to climate feedbacks, yet understanding of their long-term dynamics remains uncertain. Here, we upscaled and analysed two decades (2002-2021) of Boreal-Arctic wetland CH₄ emissions, representing an unprecedented compilation of eddy covariance and chamber observations. We found a robust increasing trend of CH₄ emissions (+8.9%) with strong inter-annual variability. The majority of emission increases occurred in early summer (June and July) and were mainly driven by warming (52.3%) and ecosystem productivity (40.7%). Moreover, a 2 °C temperature anomaly in 2016 led to the highest recorded annual CH₄ emissions (22.3 Tg CH₄ yr^-1</

SUBMITTER: Yuan K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10927558 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature