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Research article
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25 May 2018
Research article |
| 25 May 2018
| 25 May 2018
Landscape analysis of soil methane flux across complex terrain
Kendra E. Kaiser
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Earth and Ocean Sciences Department, Nicholas School of the
Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
Geosciences Department, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA
Brian L. McGlynn
Earth and Ocean Sciences Department, Nicholas School of the
Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
John E. Dore
Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana
State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
Montana Institute on Ecosystems, Montana State University, Bozeman,
MT 59717, USA
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Soil methane (CH4) fluxes are highly variable across natural landscapes, yet research on the variability of fluxes in unsaturated soils has not been as prevalent as in saturated portions of the landscape. In this study we measured CH4 fluxes and environmental variables across a small mountainous watershed in central Montana. We found that CH4 consumption in upland soils increased as the watershed became more dry and that a combination of terrain metrics can represent 47 % of the variability.
Soil methane (CH4) fluxes are highly variable across natural landscapes, yet research on the...
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