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Interactions between elevated CO2 and warming could amplify DOC exports from peatland catchments.

Nathalie Fenner¹, Christopher Freeman, Maurice A Lock

¹School of Biological Sciences, Memorial Building, University of Wales, Bangor, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK. n.fenner@bangor.ac.uk

Environmental Science & Technology

|June 2, 2007

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Climate change effects on peatlands: Combined warming and elevated CO2 (eCO2) synergistically increase dissolved organic carbon (DOC) export, enriching it with phenolic compounds. This intensifies carbon release from peatlands, impacting aquatic ecosystems.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Biogeochemistry
Climate Change Research

Background:

Peatlands are major sources of terrestrial dissolved organic carbon (DOC) export to oceans.
The interactive effects of warming and elevated atmospheric CO2 (eCO2) on peatland DOC export remain poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the combined impacts of warming and eCO2 on peatland DOC export and its chemical composition.
To elucidate the mechanisms driving changes in DOC export under simulated climate change conditions.

Main Methods:

Peat monoliths were subjected to experimental treatments: eCO2, warming, and combined eCO2 + warming.
Measurements included DOC concentrations, phenolic compound content, root biomass, microbial enzyme activities (phenol oxidase, beta-glucosidase), and microbial nutritional stress.

Main Results:

The combined eCO2 + warming treatment synergistically increased DOC concentrations by 119% and phenolic compounds by 284%.
Synergistic increases were observed in root biomass and suppressed phenol oxidase activity, while microbial nutritional stress increased additively.
These changes suggest increased plant inputs and impaired microbial degradation under combined climate change factors.

Conclusions:

Combined warming and eCO2 can synergistically enhance DOC and phenolic compound export from peatlands.
These findings indicate intensified carbon mobilization from peatlands, potentially altering aquatic ecosystem processes.
Peatlands may act as a more significant source of carbon to aquatic systems under future climate scenarios.