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Isoprene emission from a subarctic peatland under enhanced UV‐B radiation
Author(s) -
Tiiva Päivi,
Rinnan Riikka,
Faubert Patrick,
Räsänen Janne,
Holopainen Toini,
Kyrö Esko,
Holopainen Jarmo K.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02164.x
Subject(s) - isoprene , subarctic climate , peat , moss , sphagnum , environmental science , ozone layer , environmental chemistry , atmospheric sciences , carex , arctic , atmosphere (unit) , chemistry , ozone , ecology , meteorology , biology , geology , physics , organic chemistry , copolymer , polymer
Summary• Isoprene is a reactive hydrocarbon with an important role in atmospheric chemistry, and emissions from vegetation contribute to atmospheric carbon fluxes. The magnitude of isoprene emissions from arctic peatlands is not known, and it may be altered by increasing UV‐B radiation. • Isoprene emission was measured with the dynamic chamber method from a subarctic peatland under long‐term enhancement of UV‐B radiation targeted to correspond to a 20% loss in the stratospheric ozone layer. The site type of the peatland was a flark fen dominated by the moss Warnstorfia exannulata and sedges Eriophorum russeolum and Carex limosa . The relationship between species densities and the emission was also assessed. • Isoprene emissions were significantly increased by enhanced UV‐B radiation during the second (2004) and the fourth (2006) growing seasons under the UV‐B exposure. Emissions were related to the density of E. russeolum . The dominant moss, W. exannulata , proved to emit small amounts of isoprene in a laboratory trial. • Subarctic fens, even without Sphagnum moss, are a significant source of isoprene to the atmosphere, especially under periods of warm weather. Warming of the Arctic together with enhanced UV‐B radiation may substantially increase the emissions.