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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-2003-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-2003-2021
Research article
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19 Mar 2021
Research article |  | 19 Mar 2021

Topography-based statistical modelling reveals high spatial variability and seasonal emission patches in forest floor methane flux

Elisa Vainio, Olli Peltola, Ville Kasurinen, Antti-Jussi Kieloaho, Eeva-Stiina Tuittila, and Mari Pihlatie

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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.
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