Focus on the impact of climate change on wetland ecosystems and carbon dynamics

Lei Meng; Nigel Roulet; Qianlai Zhuang; Torben R. Christensen; Steve Frolking

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/10/100201

Focus on the impact of climate change on wetland ecosystems and carbon dynamics

Lei Meng, Nigel Roulet, Qianlai Zhuang, Torben R. Christensen, Steve Frolking

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The renewed growth in atmospheric methane (CH₄) since 2007 after a decade of stabilization has drawn much attention to its causes and future trends. Wetlands are the single largest source of atmospheric CH₄. Understanding wetland ecosystems and carbon dynamics is critical to the estimation of global CH₄ and carbon budgets. After approximately 7 years of CH₄ related research following the renewed growth in atmospheric CH₄, Environmental Research Letters launched a special issue of research letters on wetland ecosystems and carbon dynamics in 2014. This special issue highlights recent developments in terrestrial ecosystem models and field measurements of carbon fluxes across different types of wetland ecosystems. The 14 research letters emphasize the importance of wetland ecosystems in the global CO₂ and CH₄ budget.

Original language	English
Article number	100201
Journal	Environmental Research Letters
Volume	11
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/10/100201
Publication status	Published - 2016 Oct 13

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