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Interactions between labile carbon, temperature and land use regulate carbon dioxide and methane production in tropical peat

Girkin, N. T.; Dhandapani, S.; Evers, S.; Ostle, N.; Turner, B. L.; Sj?gersten, S.

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Authors

NICHOLAS GIRKIN Nicholas.Girkin3@nottingham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor in Environmental Sci

S. Dhandapani

S. Evers

N. Ostle

B. L. Turner

SOFIE SJOGERSTEN Sofie.Sjogersten@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Environmental Science



Abstract

Tropical peatlands are a significant carbon store and contribute to global carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions. Tropical peatlands are threatened by both land use and climate change, including the alteration of regional precipitation patterns, and the 3–4 °C predicted warming by 2100. Plant communities in tropical peatlands can regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes through labile carbon inputs, but the extent to which these inputs regulate the temperature response of CO2 and CH4 production in tropical peat remains unclear. We conducted an anoxic incubation experiment using three peat types of contrasting botanical origin to assess how carbon addition affects the temperature response (Q10) of CO2 and CH4 production. Peats from forested peatlands in Panama and Malaysia, and a converted oil palm and pineapple intercropping system in Malaysia, differed significantly in redox potential, total carbon and carbon: nitrogen ratio. The production of CO2 and CH4 varied significantly among peat types and increased with increasing temperature, with Q10s for both gases of 1.4. Carbon addition further increased gas fluxes, but did not influence the Q10 for CO2 or CH4 production or significantly affect the Q10 of either gas. These findings demonstrate that the production of CO2 and CH4 in tropical peat is sensitive to warming and varies among peat types, but that the effect of root inputs in altering Q10 appears to be limited.

Citation

Girkin, N. T., Dhandapani, S., Evers, S., Ostle, N., Turner, B. L., & Sjӧgersten, S. (2020). Interactions between labile carbon, temperature and land use regulate carbon dioxide and methane production in tropical peat. Biogeochemistry, 147(1), 87-97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-019-00632-y

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 10, 2019
Online Publication Date Dec 18, 2019
Publication Date Jan 1, 2020
Deposit Date Dec 17, 2019
Publicly Available Date Dec 19, 2020
Journal Biogeochemistry
Print ISSN 0168-2563
Electronic ISSN 1573-515X
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 147
Issue 1
Pages 87-97
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-019-00632-y
Keywords Tropical peat; Carbon dioxide; Methane; Root exudates; Land use change; Temperature sensitivity
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3589210
Publisher URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10533-019-00632-y
Additional Information Received: 8 May 2019; Accepted: 11 December 2019; First Online: 18 December 2019

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