Articles | Volume 16, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4671-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4671-2019
Research article
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10 Dec 2019
Research article |  | 10 Dec 2019

Saltwater reduces potential CO2 and CH4 production in peat soils from a coastal freshwater forested wetland

Kevan J. Minick, Bhaskar Mitra, Asko Noormets, and John S. King

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (29 Jul 2019) by Helge Niemann
AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (30 Jul 2019)  Author's response
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (30 Jul 2019) by Helge Niemann
RR by Friederike Gründger (02 Sep 2019)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (03 Sep 2019)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (15 Sep 2019) by Helge Niemann
AR by Anna Mirena Feist-Polner on behalf of the Authors (23 Sep 2019)  Author's response
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (21 Oct 2019) by Helge Niemann
AR by Kevan Minick on behalf of the Authors (21 Oct 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript

Post-review adjustments

AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval
AA by Kevan Minick on behalf of the Authors (02 Dec 2019)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (08 Dec 2019) by Helge Niemann
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Short summary
Sea level rise alters hydrology and vegetation in coastal wetlands. We studied effects of freshwater, saltwater, and wood on soil microbial activity in a freshwater forested wetland. Saltwater reduced CO2/CH4 production compared to freshwater, suggesting large changes in greenhouse gas production and microbial activity are possible due to saltwater intrusion into freshwater wetlands but that the availability of C in the form of dead wood (as forests transition to marsh) may alter the magnitude.
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