期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 545, 期 -, 页码 84-94出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.101
关键词
Peatlands; Pools; Carbon; DOC; Water chemistry; Biogeochemistry; Spatial distribution
资金
- UK's Natural Environment Research Council [NE/J007609/1]
- NERC [NE/J006629/1, NE/J007609/1, NE/J006629/2] Funding Source: UKRI
- Natural Environment Research Council [NE/J006629/1, NE/J007609/1, NE/J006629/2] Funding Source: researchfish
Natural open-water pools are a common feature of northern peatlands and are known to be an important source of atmospheric methane (CH4). Pool environmental variables, particularly water chemistry, vegetation community and physical characteristics, have the potential to exert strong controls on carbon cycling in pools. A total of 66 peatland pools were studied across three regions of the UK (northern Scotland, south-west Scotland, and Northern Ireland). We found that within-region variability of pool water chemistry was low; however, for many pool variables measured there were significant differences between regions. PCA analysis showed that pools in SW Scotland were strongly associated with greater vegetative cover and shallower water depth which is likely to increase dissolved organic carbon (DOC) mineralisation rates, whereas pools in N Scotland were more open and deeper. Pool water DOC, particulate organic carbon and dissolved CH4 concentrations were significantly different between regions. Pools in Northern Ireland had the highest concentrations of DOC (mean=14.5 mg L-1) and CH4 (mean=20.6 mu g CL-1). Chloride and sulphate concentrations were significantly higher in the pools in N Scotland (mean values 26.3 and 2.40 mg L-1, respectively) than elsewhere, due to a stronger marine influence. The ratio of UV absorbance at 465 nmto absorbance at 665 nm for pools in Northern Ireland indicated that DOC was sourced from poorly humified peat, potentially increasing the bioavailability and mineralisation of organic carbon in pools compared to the pools elsewhere. This study, which specifically aims to address a lack of basic biogeochemical knowledge about pool water chemistry, clearly shows that peatland pools are highly regionally variable. This is likely to be a reflection of significant regional-scale differences in peatland C cycling. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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