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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-961-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-961-2021
Research article
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10 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 10 Feb 2021

Methane efflux from an American bison herd

Paul C. Stoy, Adam A. Cook, John E. Dore, Natascha Kljun, William Kleindl, E. N. Jack Brookshire, and Tobias Gerken

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The reintroduction of American bison creates multiple environmental benefits. Ruminants like bison also emit methane – a potent greenhouse gas – to the atmosphere, which has not been measured to date in a field setting. We measured methane efflux from an American bison herd during winter using eddy covariance. Automated cameras were used to approximate their location to calculate per-animal flux. From the measurements, bison do not emit more methane than the cattle they often replace.
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