Articles | Volume 19, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-2025-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-2025-2022
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13 Apr 2022
Research article |  | 13 Apr 2022

Excess soil moisture and fresh carbon input are prerequisites for methane production in podzolic soil

Mika Korkiakoski, Tiia Määttä, Krista Peltoniemi, Timo Penttilä, and Annalea Lohila

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Excess soil moisture and fresh carbon input are prerequisites for methane production in podzolic soil Mika Korkiakoski, Tiia Määttä, Krista Peltoniemi, Timo Penttilä, and Annalea Lohila https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5153347

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We measured CH4 fluxes and production and oxidation potentials from irrigated and non-irrigated podzolic soil in a boreal forest. CH4 sink was smaller at the irrigated site but did not cause CH4 emission, with one exception. We also showed that under laboratory conditions, not only wet conditions, but also fresh carbon, are needed to make podzolic soil into a CH4 source. Our study provides important data for improving the process models describing the upland soil CH4 dynamics.
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