Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential of Temperate Fen Paludicultures.

ABSTRACT: Peatlands lose their valuable carbon (C) sink function under intensive land use and turn into greenhouse gas (GHG) emission hotspots. Despite scarce empirical evidence, paludiculture is expected to have significant GHG mitigation potential for organic soils. This study provides the first comprehensive dataset on full GHG balances for newly established fen paludicultures over a water table (WT) gradient spanning an annual mean WT of -0.29 to +0.04 m, stratified into moderately rewetted conditions (-0.30 < WT < -0.10 m) and rewetted conditions (WT ≥ -0.10 m). We used manual and novel automated chambers to measure annual carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane, and nitrous oxide emissions from five typical fen plant species (Carex acutiformis, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Typh

SUBMITTER: Bockermann C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12311260 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature