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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-5187-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-5187-2022
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17 Nov 2022
Research article |  | 17 Nov 2022

Effects of water table level and nitrogen deposition on methane and nitrous oxide emissions in an alpine peatland

Wantong Zhang, Zhengyi Hu, Joachim Audet, Thomas A. Davidson, Enze Kang, Xiaoming Kang, Yong Li, Xiaodong Zhang, and Jinzhi Wang

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This work focused on the CH4 and N2O emissions from alpine peatlands in response to the interactive effects of altered water table levels and increased nitrogen deposition. Across the 2-year mesocosm experiment, nitrogen deposition showed nonlinear effects on CH4 emissions and linear effects on N2O emissions, and these N effects were associated with the water table levels. Our results imply the future scenario of strengthened CH4 and N2O emissions from an alpine peatland.
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