North American prairie wetlands are important nonforested land-based carbon storage sites

Euliss, Ned H.; Gleason, Robert A.; Olness, Alan; McDougal, Rhonda L.; Murkin, Henry R.; Robarts, Richard D.; Bourbonniere, Richard A.; Warner, Barry G.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.06.007

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“…The average rate from the two independent studies is 215 g-C m À2 yr À1 , 53% higher than a natural flow-through wetland in Ohio that we used as a reference (Table 7). Other studies of restored wetlands have also shown high carbon sequestration rates in the range of 280-305 g-C m À2 yr À1 (Euliss et al, 2006;Hendriks et al, 2007). In all of these cases including the Olentangy River wetlands, carbon sequestration rates are almost an order of magnitude higher than the much more studied boreal peatlands that have carbon sequestration rates reported to be 10-46 g-C m À2 yr À1 (Turunen et al, 2002) and 29 AE 13 (Mitsch et al, 2013).…”

Section: Created Wetlands As Carbon Sinksmentioning

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Validation of the ecosystem services of created wetlands: Two decades of plant succession, nutrient retention, and carbon sequestration in experimental riverine marshes

Mitsch

Zhang

Waletzko

et al. 2014

Ecological Engineering

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Section: Created Wetlands As Carbon Sinksmentioning

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Validation of the ecosystem services of created wetlands: Two decades of plant succession, nutrient retention, and carbon sequestration in experimental riverine marshes

Mitsch

Zhang

Waletzko

et al. 2014

Ecological Engineering

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“…The SOC loss (~6 MgC ha −1 ) from wetlands simulated by EDCM is about 60 % of the SOC loss (10.1 Mg ha −1 ) estimated from the field studies in the prairie pothole region (Euliss et al 2006). The lower SOC loss estimated by EDCM was expected because the simulation scenario was set up with optimized management practices on croplands to reduce SOC loss.…”

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“…Draining wetlands results in lost sequestration capacity as well as oxidation of extant soil carbon pools, both positive radiative forcings (Ramaswamy et al 2001;Bridgham et al 2006). In the prairie pothole region in the northern Great Plains, for example, agricultural conversion has led to the average loss of 10.1 megagrams per hectare (Mg ha -1 ) of soil organic carbon (SOC) over 16 million hectares (Euliss et al 2006).…”

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Quantifying climate change mitigation potential in the United States Great Plains wetlands for three greenhouse gas emission scenarios

Byrd

Ratliff

Bliss

et al. 2013

Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change

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We examined opportunities for avoided loss of wetland carbon stocks in the Great Plains of the United States in the context of future agricultural expansion through analysis of land-use land-cover (LULC) change scenarios, baseline carbon datasets and biogeochemical model outputs. A wetland map that classifies wetlands according to carbon pools was created to describe future patterns of carbon loss and potential carbon savings. Wetland avoided loss scenarios, superimposed upon LULC change scenarios, quantified carbon stocks preserved under criteria of carbon densities or land value plus cropland suitability. Up to 3420 km 2 of wetlands may be lost in the region by 2050, mainly due to conversion of herbaceous wetlands in the Temperate Prairies where soil organic carbon (SOC) is highest. SOC loss would be approximately 0.20±0.15 megagrams of carbon per hectare per year (MgC ha −1 yr −1 ), depending upon tillage practices on converted wetlands, and total ecosystem carbon loss in woody wetlands would be approximately 0.81±0.41 MgC ha −1 yr −1 , based on biogeochemical model results. Among wetlands vulnerable to conversion, wetlands in the Northern Glaciated Plains and Lake Agassiz Plains ecoregions exhibit very high mean SOC and on average, relatively low land values, potentially creating economically competitive opportunities for avoided carbon loss. This mitigation scenarios approach may be adapted by managers using their own preferred criteria to select sites that best meet their objectives. Results can help prioritize field-based assessments, where site-level investigations of carbon stocks, land value, and consideration of local priorities for climate change mitigation programs are needed.

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“…According to our study, wetland loss on TP reduced the CH 4 emissions by approximately 20% (Figure 4b), which may decrease the global warming potential (GWP). However, the wetland loss also results in a loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) (e.g., [68][69][70][71]), releasing additional CO 2 into the atmosphere. In addition, draining wetlands may increase N 2 O emissions [72,73].…”

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Modeling CH4 Emissions from Natural Wetlands on the Tibetan Plateau over the Past 60 Years: Influence of Climate Change and Wetland Loss

Zhang

Zou

et al. 2016

Atmosphere

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Abstract:The natural wetlands of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) are considered to be an important natural source of methane (CH 4 ) to the atmosphere. The long-term variation in CH 4 associated with climate change and wetland loss is still largely unknown. From 1950 to 2010, CH 4 emissions over the TP were analyzed using a model framework that integrates CH4MOD wetland , TOPMODEL, and TEM models. Our simulation revealed a total increase of 15% in CH 4 fluxes, from 6.1 g m´2 year´1 to 7.0 g m´2 year´1. This change was primarily induced by increases in temperature and precipitation. Although climate change has accelerated CH 4 fluxes, the total amount of regional CH 4 emissions decreased by approximately 20% (0.06 Tg-i.e., from 0.28 Tg in the 1950s to 0.22 Tg in the 2000s), due to the loss of 1.41 million ha of wetland. Spatially, both CH 4 fluxes and regional CH 4 emissions showed a decreasing trend from the southeast to the northwest of the study area. Lower CH 4 emissions occurred in the northwestern Plateau, while the highest emissions occurred in the eastern edge. Overall, our results highlighted the fact that wetland loss decreased the CH 4 emissions by approximately 20%, even though climate change has accelerated the overall CH 4 emission rates over the last six decades.

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North American prairie wetlands are important nonforested land-based carbon storage sites

Cited by 228 publications

References 24 publications

Validation of the ecosystem services of created wetlands: Two decades of plant succession, nutrient retention, and carbon sequestration in experimental riverine marshes

Validation of the ecosystem services of created wetlands: Two decades of plant succession, nutrient retention, and carbon sequestration in experimental riverine marshes

Quantifying climate change mitigation potential in the United States Great Plains wetlands for three greenhouse gas emission scenarios

Modeling CH4 Emissions from Natural Wetlands on the Tibetan Plateau over the Past 60 Years: Influence of Climate Change and Wetland Loss

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