Publication Date:
2012-07-01
Description:
This article reports a dataset on 8 years of monitoring carbon fluxes in a subarctic palsa mire based on micrometeorological eddy covariance measurements. The mire is a complex with wet minerotrophic areas and elevated dry palsa as well as intermediate sub-ecosystems. The measurements document primarily the emission originating from the wet parts of the mire dominated by a rather homogenous cover of Eriophorum angustifolium . The CO2/CH_4 flux measurements performed during the years 2001–2008 showed that the areas represented in the measurements were a relatively stable sink of carbon with an average annual rate of uptake amounting to on average −46 g C m−2 y−1 including an equally stable loss through CH_4 emissions (18–22 g CH_4–C m−2 y−1). This consistent carbon sink combined with substantial CH_4 emissions is most likely what is to be expected as the permafrost under palsa mires degrades in response to climate warming. ©2012 Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Print ISSN:
0044-7447
Electronic ISSN:
1654-7209
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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