Effects of Water Table Fluctuation on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wetland Soils in the Peruvian Amazon

Pärn, Jaan; Soosaar, Kaido; Schindler, Thomas; Machacova, Katerina; Muñoz, Waldemar Alegría; Fachín, Lizardo; Aspajo, José Luis Jibaja; Negron-Juarez, Robinson I.; Maddison, Martin; Rengifo, Jhon; Dinis, Danika Journeth Garay; Oversluijs, Adriana Gabriela Arista; Fucos, Manuel Calixto Ávila; Vásquez, Rafael Chávez; Wampuch, Ronald Huaje; García, Edgar Peas; Sohar, Kristina; Horna, Segundo Cordova; Gómez, Tedi Pacheco; Muñoz, Jose David Urquiza; Espinoza, Rodil Tello; Mander, Ülo

doi:10.1007/s13157-023-01709-z

Title: Effects of Water Table Fluctuation on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wetland Soils in the Peruvian Amazon

Journal Article · Fri Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Wetlands

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01709-z· OSTI ID:1992329

^[1]; Soosaar, Kaido ^[1]; Schindler, Thomas ^[2]; Machacova, Katerina ^[2]; Muñoz, Waldemar Alegría ^[3]; Fachín, Lizardo ^[4]; Aspajo, José Luis Jibaja ^[3]; Negron-Juarez, Robinson I. ^[5]; Maddison, Martin ^[1]; Rengifo, Jhon ^[4]; Dinis, Danika Journeth Garay ^[3]; Oversluijs, Adriana Gabriela Arista ^[3]; Fucos, Manuel Calixto Ávila ^[3]; Vásquez, Rafael Chávez ^[3]; Wampuch, Ronald Huaje ^[3]; García, Edgar Peas ^[3]; Sohar, Kristina ^[1]; Horna, Segundo Cordova ^[3]; Gómez, Tedi Pacheco ^[3]; Muñoz, Jose David Urquiza ^[6] more »

University of Tartu (Estonia)
University of Tartu (Estonia); Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Prague (Czech Republic). Global Change Research Institute
National University of the Peruvian Amazon (Peru)
Peruvian Amazon Research Institute (IIAP) (Peru)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
National University of the Peruvian Amazon (Peru); Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena (Germany)

Amazonian swamp forests remove large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO₂) but produce methane (CH₄). Both are important greenhouse gases (GHG). Drought and cultivation cut the CH₄ emissions but may release CO₂. Varying oxygen content in nitrogen-rich soil produces nitrous oxide (N₂O), which is the third most important GHG. Despite the potentially tremendous changes, GHG emissions from wetland soils under different land uses and environmental conditions have rarely been compared in the Amazon. We measured environmental characteristics, and CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O emissions from the soil surface with manual opaque chambers in three sites near Iquitos, Peru from September 2019 to March 2020: a pristine peat swamp forest, a young forest and a slash-and-burn manioc field. The manioc field showed moderate soil respiration and N₂O emission. The peat swamp forests under slight water table drawdown emitted large amounts of CO₂ and CH₄. A heavy post-drought shower created a hot moment of N₂O in the pristine swamp forest, likely produced by nitrifiers. All in all, even small changes in soil moisture can create hot moments of GHG emissions from Amazonian wetland soils, and should therefore be carefully monitored.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1992329

Journal Information:: Wetlands, Vol. 43, Issue 6; ISSN 0277-5212

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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