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Methane flux in forested freshwater swamps of the southeastern United States
Author(s) -
Harriss Robert C.,
Sebacher Daniel I.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl008i009p01002
Subject(s) - swamp , wetland , environmental science , methane , cypress , flux (metallurgy) , ecosystem , range (aeronautics) , habitat , atmosphere (unit) , troposphere , hydrology (agriculture) , atmospheric sciences , ecology , geography , geology , meteorology , materials science , geotechnical engineering , metallurgy , biology , composite material
Methane emissions to the atmosphere from cypress swamp habitat in four wetland ecosystems of the southeastern United States range from 0.0046 to 0.068 gCH 4 m −2 day −1 . The possible causes for this range include differences in nutrient input and organic accumulation. These results indicate that existing data are inadequate to estimate the role of wetlands as a source of methane to the global troposphere.
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