Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands (eBook)

Andrew J. Baird and Lisa R. Belyea Belyea are the authors of Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands, published by Wiley.

Preface
Lee D. Slater, Andrew J. Baird, Lisa R. Belyea, Xavier Comas,and A. S. Reeve vii

Understanding Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands: RecentDevelopments and Future Prospects
Andrew J. Baird, Xavier Comas, Lee D. Slater, Lisa R. Belyea,and A. S. Reeve 1

Section I: Large-Scale Peatland Dynamics and CarbonCycling

Nonlinear Dynamics of Peatlands and Potential Feedbacks on theClimate System
Lisa R. Belyea 5

Issues Related to Incorporating Northern Peatlands Into GlobalClimate Models
Steve Frolking, Nigel Roulet, and David Lawrence 19

Upscaling of Peatland-Atmosphere Fluxes of Methane: Small-ScaleHeterogeneity in Process Rates and the Pitfalls of"Bucket-and-Slab" Models
A. J. Baird, L. R. Belyea, and P. J. Morris 37

Sensitivity of Northern Peatland Carbon Dynamics to HoloceneClimate Change
Zicheng Yu, David W. Beilman, and Miriam C. Jones 55

Direct Human Impacts on the Peatland Carbon Sink
Jukka Laine, Kari Minkkinen, and Carl Trettin 71

Section II: Near-Surface Processes of Peatland CarbonCycling

Northern Peatland Vegetation and the Carbon Cycle: A RemoteSensing Approach
A. Harris and R. G. Bryant 79

Plant Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Release inPeatlands
Luca Bragazza, Alexandre Buttler, Andy Siegenthaler, and EdwardA. D. Mitchell 99

Microbial Community Structure and Carbon Substrate Use inNorthern Peatlands
Rebekka R. E. Artz 111

Partitioning Litter Mass Loss Into Carbon Dioxide and Methane inPeatland Ecosystems
M. Nilsson and M. Öquist 131

Section III: Methane Accumulation in, and Loss From,Peatlands

Methane Accumulation and Release From Deep Peat: Measurements,Conceptual Models, and Biogeochemical Significance
Paul H. Glaser and Jeffrey P. Chanton 145

Noninvasive Field-Scale Characterization of Gaseous-PhaseMethane Dynamics in Peatlands Using the Ground-Penetrating RadarMethod
Xavier Comas and Lee D. Slater 159

Methane Dynamics in Peat: Importance of Shallow Peats and aNovel Reduced-Complexity Approach for Modeling Ebullition
T. J. Coulthard, A. J. Baird, J. Ramirez, and J. M.Waddington 173

The Stable Carbon Isotope Composition of Methane Produced andEmitted From Northern Peatlands
Edward R. C. Hornibrook 187

Laboratory Investigations of Methane Buildup in, and ReleaseFrom, Shallow Peats
Mikhail Mastepanov and Torben R. Christensen 205

Physical Controls on Ebullition Losses of Methane FromPeatlands
Takeshi Tokida, Tsuyoshi Miyazaki, and Masaru Mizoguchi219

Section IV: Water and Dissolved Carbon Transfers Within andFrom Peatlands

Dissolved Organic Carbon Production and Transport in CanadianPeatlands
Tim R. Moore 229

Hydrological Controls on Dissolved Organic Carbon Production andRelease From UK Peatlands
Nathalie Fenner, Chris Freeman, and Fred Worrall 237

The Role of Natural Soil Pipes in Water and Carbon Transfer inand From Peatlands
J. Holden, R. P. Smart, P. J. Chapman, A. J. Baird, and M. F.Billett 251

Improving Conceptual Models of Water and Carbon Transfer ThroughPeat
Jeffrey M. McKenzie, Donald I. Siegel, and Donald O.Rosenberry 265

Water Relations in Cutover Peatlands
Jonathan S. Price and Scott J. Ketcheson 277

The Influence of Permeable Mineral Lenses on PeatlandHydrology
A. S. Reeve, Z. D. Tyczka, X. Comas, and L. D. Slater289

Index 299