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Practical Guide to Measuring Wetland Carbon Pools and Fluxes
Wetlands (Wilmington, N.C.), Vol.43, 105
28/11/2023
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Abstract
Wetlands cover a small portion of the world, but have disproportionate influence on global carbon (C) sequestration, carbon dioxide and methane emissions, and aquatic C fluxes. However, the underlying biogeochemical processes that affect wetland C pools and fluxes are complex and dynamic, making measurements of wetland C challenging. Over decades of research, many observational, experimental, and analytical approaches have been developed to understand and quantify pools and fluxes of wetland C. Sampling approaches range in their representation of wetland C from short to long timeframes and local to landscape spatial scales. This review summarizes common and cutting-edge methodological approaches for quantifying wetland C pools and fluxes. We first define each of the major C pools and fluxes and provide rationale for their importance to wetland C dynamics. For each approach, we clarify what component of wetland C is measured and its spatial and temporal representativeness and constraints. We describe practical considerations for each approach, such as where and when an approach is typically used, who can conduct the measurements (expertise, training requirements), and how approaches are conducted, including considerations on equipment complexity and costs. Finally, we review key covariates and ancillary measurements that enhance the interpretation of findings and facilitate model development. The protocols that we describe to measure soil, water, vegetation, and gases are also relevant for related disciplines such as ecology. Improved quality and consistency of data collection and reporting across studies will help reduce global uncertainties and develop management strategies to use wetlands as nature-based climate solutions.
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- Title
- Practical Guide to Measuring Wetland Carbon Pools and Fluxes
- Creators
- Sheel Bansal - United States Geological SurveyIrena F Creed - University of TorontoBrian A Tangen - United States Geological SurveyScott D Bridgham - University of OregonAnkur R Desai - University of Wisconsin–MadisonKen W Krauss - United States Geological SurveyScott C Neubauer - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityGregory B Noe - United States Geological SurveyDonald O Rosenberry - United States Geological SurveyCarl Trettin - Pacific Southwest Research StationKimberly P Wickland - United States Geological SurveyScott T Allen - University of Nevada RenoAriane Arias-Ortiz - University of California, BerkeleyAnna R Armitage - Texas A&M University at GalvestonDennis Baldocchi - University of California, BerkeleyKakoli Banerjee - Central University of OdishaDavid Bastviken - Linköping UniversityPeter Berg - University of VirginiaMatthew J Bogard - University of LethbridgeAlex T Chow - Chinese University of Hong KongWilliam H Conner - Clemson UniversityChristopher Craft - Indiana University BloomingtonCourtney Creamer - United States Geological SurveyTonya DelSontro - University of WaterlooJamie A Duberstein - Clemson UniversityMeagan Eagle - United States Geological SurveyM Siobhan Fennessy - Kenyon CollegeSarah A Finkelstein - University of TorontoMathias Göckede - Max Planck Institute for BiogeochemistrySabine Grunwald - University of FloridaMeghan Halabisky - University of WashingtonEllen Herbert - Ducks UnlimitedMohammad M R Jahangir - Bangladesh Agricultural UniversityOlivia F Johnson - United States Geological SurveyMiriam C Jones - United States Geological SurveyJeffrey J Kelleway - University of WollongongSara Knox - McGill UniversityKevin D Kroeger - United States Geological SurveyKevin A Kuehn - University of Southern MississippiDavid Lobb - University of ManitobaAmanda L Loder - University of TorontoShizhou Ma - University of SaskatchewanDamien T Maher - Southern Cross UniversityGavin McNicol - University of Illinois at ChicagoJacob Meier - United States Geological SurveyBeth A Middleton - United States Geological SurveyChristopher Mills - United States Geological SurveyPurbasha Mistry - University of SaskatchewanAbhijit Mitra - University of CalcuttaCourtney Mobilian - Indiana University BloomingtonAmanda M Nahlik - Environmental Protection AgencySue Newman - South Florida Water Management District (West Palm Beach, USA)Jessica L O'Connell - Colorado State UniversityPatty Oikawa - California State UniversityMax Post van der Burg - United States Geological SurveyCharles A Schutte - Rowan UniversityChangchun Song - Chinese Academy of SciencesCamille L Stagg - United States Geological SurveyJessica Turner - University of Wisconsin–MadisonRodrigo Vargas - University of DelawareMark P Waldrop - United States Geological SurveyMarcus B Wallin - Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesZhaohui Aleck Wang - Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionEric J Ward - United States Geological SurveyDebra A Willard - United States Geological SurveyStephanie Yarwood - University of Maryland, College ParkXiaoyan Zhu - Jilin Jianzhu University
- Publication Details
- Wetlands (Wilmington, N.C.), Vol.43, 105
- Publisher
- Springer Dordrecht
- Identifiers
- 991013152713002368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2023. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article