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Dr NICHOLAS GIRKIN's Outputs (3)

Spatial variability of organic matter properties determines methane fluxes in a tropical forested peatland (2018)
Journal Article
Girkin, N. T., Vane, C. H., Cooper, H. V., Moss-Hayes, V., Craigon, J., Turner, B. L., Ostle, N., & Sjögersten, S. (2019). Spatial variability of organic matter properties determines methane fluxes in a tropical forested peatland. Biogeochemistry, 142(2), 231-245. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-018-0531-1

Tropical peatland ecosystems are a significant component of the global carbon cycle and feature a range of distinct vegetation types, but the extent of links between contrasting plant species, peat biogeochemistry and greenhouse gas fluxes remains un... Read More about Spatial variability of organic matter properties determines methane fluxes in a tropical forested peatland.

Composition and concentration of root exudate analogues regulate greenhouse gas fluxes from tropical peat (2018)
Journal Article
Girkin, N., Turner, B., Ostle, N., & Sjögersten, S. (2018). Composition and concentration of root exudate analogues regulate greenhouse gas fluxes from tropical peat. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 127, 280-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.09.033

Tropical peatlands are a significant carbon store and source of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) to the atmosphere. Plants can contribute to these gas emissions through the release of root exudates, including sugars and organic acids amongst ot... Read More about Composition and concentration of root exudate analogues regulate greenhouse gas fluxes from tropical peat.

Root-derived CO2 flux from a tropical peatland (2018)
Journal Article
Girkin, N., Turner, B., Ostle, N., & Sjögersten, S. (2018). Root-derived CO2 flux from a tropical peatland. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 26(5), 985-991. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-018-9617-8

Tropical peatlands release significant quantities of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, yet the relative contributions of heterotrophic and autotrophic respiration to net CO2 fluxes remains sparsely quantified. We used a combination of in situ trenc... Read More about Root-derived CO2 flux from a tropical peatland.