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PLANT AND SOIL
Volume 242, Issue 1, Pages 137-146Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019606410655
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allochthonous carbon; boreal pond; carbon dioxide; catchment; methane; nitrous oxide; pH
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Concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) in the water column and their exchange at the water/air interface were studied during the open water period in two freshwater ponds with different catchment characteristics in the northern boreal zone in Finland; either peatlands or coniferous upland forests dominated the catchment of the ponds. Both ponds were supersaturated with dissolved CO2 and CH4 with respect to the equilibrium with the atmosphere, but were close to the equilibrium with N2O. The mean CO2 efflux from the pond was higher in the peatland-dominated catchment (22 mg m(-)2 h(-1)) than in the forested catchment (0.7 mg m(-2) h(-1)), whereas the mean CH4 emissions were similar (7.6 and 3.5 mg m(-2) d(-1), respectively). The fluxes of N2O were generally negligible. The higher CO2 concentrations and efflux in the pond with the peatland-dominated catchment were attributed to a greater input of allochthonous carbon to that pond from its catchment due to its higher water colour and higher total organic carbon (TOC) concentration. The water pH, which also differed between the ponds, could additionally affect the CO2 dynamics. Since the catchment characteristics can regulate aquatic carbon cycles, catchment-scale studies are needed to attain a deeper understanding of the aquatic greenhouse gas dynamics.
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