Drivers and Annual Totals of Methane Emissions From Dutch Peatlands.

ABSTRACT: Rewetting peatlands is required to limit carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, however, raising the groundwater level (GWL) will strongly increase the chance of methane (CH₄) emissions which has a higher radiative forcing than CO₂. Data sets of CH₄ from different rewetting strategies and natural systems are scarce, and quantification and an understanding of the main drivers of CH₄ emissions are needed to make effective peatland rewetting decisions. We present a large data set of CH₄ fluxes (FCH₄) measured across 16 sites with eddy covariance on Dutch peatlands. Sites were classified into six land uses, which also determined their vegetation and GWL range. We investigated the principal drivers of emissions and gapfilled

SUBMITTER: Buzacott AJV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11621998 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature