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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-2003-2021
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Research article
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19 Mar 2021
Research article |
| 19 Mar 2021
| 19 Mar 2021
Topography-based statistical modelling reveals high spatial variability and seasonal emission patches in forest floor methane flux
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Environmental Soil Sciences, Department of Agricultural Sciences,
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Forest
Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Olli Peltola
Climate Research Programme, Finnish Meteorological Institute,
Helsinki, Finland
Ville Kasurinen
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Antti-Jussi Kieloaho
Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), Helsinki, Finland
Eeva-Stiina Tuittila
School of Forest Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu,
Finland
Mari Pihlatie
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Environmental Soil Sciences, Department of Agricultural Sciences,
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Viikki Plant Science Centre (ViPS), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Short summary
We studied forest floor methane exchange over an area of 10 ha in a boreal pine forest. The results demonstrate high spatial variability in soil moisture and consequently in the methane flux. We detected wet patches emitting high amounts of methane in the early summer; however, these patches turned to methane uptake in the autumn. We concluded that the small-scale spatial variability of the boreal forest methane flux highlights the importance of soil chamber placement in similar studies.
We studied forest floor methane exchange over an area of 10 ha in a boreal pine forest. The...
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