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Effects of Global Climate Change on Carbon Cycling in Peatlands Entry ID: USDA0570 |
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Summary
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Abstract:
The purpose of "Effects of Global Climate Change on Carbon Cycling in Peatlands" is to evaluate the effects of global change on carbon balance in peatlands and on gaseous exchanges of carbon between peatlands and the atmosphere. The goal is that this research will substantially improve the ability to predict the role of peatlands under the various projections of global climate change. Collection Organization: Cornell University Collection Methodology: To evaluate carbon balance in peatlands, rate of peat accumulation and decomposition measured in three peatlands across a broad geographic range. One is in West Virginia, and it formed in during a cold climate but has persisted for thousands of years in a relatively warm climate. Another is located in Minnesota, and it has experienced a relatively warm climate only during the past few hundred years. The third is in central Canada, where cold climate still persists. Complementary laboratory and field studies of both descriptive and experimental nature used to evaluate the effects of temperature, water table level on microbial activities on gaseous carbon fluxes from peatlands to the atmposphere. Collection Frequency: Ongoing. Update Characteristics: Continuing observations. LANGUAGE: English ACCESS/AVAILABILITY: Data Center: Cornell University Dissemination Media: Published manuscripts. Access Instructions: Contact the data center. Access Restrictions: None |
| N: 40.88 | S: 36.96 | E: -77.48 | W: -82.89 |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1985-01-01 |
| Stop Date: 1996-12-31 |
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
| AGRICULTURE >SOILS [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS >WETLANDS [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >VEGETATION >CARBON [Definition] |
| TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >GROUND WATER [Definition] |
| TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SURFACE WATER >WETLANDS [Definition] |
| LAND SURFACE >SOILS >SOIL CLASSIFICATION [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS >WETLANDS >PEATLANDS [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS >WETLANDS |
| BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS >WETLANDS >PEATLANDS |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS >CARBON DIOXIDE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS >METHANE [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS >BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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FARMING
BIOTA |
Quality
| Accepted QA/QC procedures. |
Keywords
| AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY |
| CARBON GASES |
| CIESIN > Agriculture And Food Security > Biogeochemical Cycles > Carbon Cycle |
| CIESIN > Agriculture And Food Security > Biogeochemical Cycles > Methane Cycle |
| CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Atmospheric Composition > Carbon Dioxide |
| CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Climate > Climate Change |
| CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Climate > Cold Climate |
| CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Climate > Weather |
| CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Ecological Dynamics > Ecosystems |
| CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Ecology |
| CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Environmental Modeling > Climate Modeling |
| CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Water Characteristics |
| CIESIN > Land And Freshwater Resources > Soils > Soil Types |
| LAND AND FRESHWATER RESOURCES |
| PEATLAND ECOSYSTEMS |
| PREDICTIVE MODELS |
Originating Center
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Data Center
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Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/
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Personnel
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JOSEPH
B.
YAVITT Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 1-607-255-6601 Fax: 1-607-255-0349 Email: jby1 at cornell.edu Contact Address: Cornell University Natural Sciences 16 Fernow Hall City: Ithaca Province or State: NY Postal Code: 14853 Country: USA |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2006-06-27
Last DIF Revision Date:
2011-07-21
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