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Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
Peatlands act as carbon sinks while representing major sources of biogenic gases
such as methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2), two potent greenhouse gases. Gas
production and release in these peats soils are also influenced by overall warm
temperatures and water table fluctuations due to the naturally shallow water table in the
Florida Everglades. Releases of biogenic gases from Florida Everglades peat soils are not
well understood and the temporal distribution and dynamics are uncertain. The general
objective of this work was geared towards a methodological approach which aimed to
examine the feasibility of capacitance moisture probes to investigate biogenic gas
dynamics in various Florida Everglades peat soils at high temporal resolution. This work
has implications for establishing capacitance moisture probes as a method to monitor gas
dynamics in peat soils at high temporal resolution and better understanding patterns of
gas build-up and release from peat soils in the Everglades.
such as methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2), two potent greenhouse gases. Gas
production and release in these peats soils are also influenced by overall warm
temperatures and water table fluctuations due to the naturally shallow water table in the
Florida Everglades. Releases of biogenic gases from Florida Everglades peat soils are not
well understood and the temporal distribution and dynamics are uncertain. The general
objective of this work was geared towards a methodological approach which aimed to
examine the feasibility of capacitance moisture probes to investigate biogenic gas
dynamics in various Florida Everglades peat soils at high temporal resolution. This work
has implications for establishing capacitance moisture probes as a method to monitor gas
dynamics in peat soils at high temporal resolution and better understanding patterns of
gas build-up and release from peat soils in the Everglades.
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