Greenhouse gas balance of an establishing Sphagnum culture on a former bog grassland in Germany
The cultivation of Sphagnum mosses on re-wetted peat bogs for use in horticulture is a new land use strategy. We provide the first greenhouse gas balances for a field-scale Sphagnum farming experiment on former bog grassland, in its establishment phase. Over two years we used closed chambers to make...
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| author | A. Günther G. Jurasinski K. Albrecht G. Gaudig M. Krebs S. Glatzel |
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| description | The cultivation of Sphagnum mosses on re-wetted peat bogs for use in horticulture is a new land use strategy. We provide the first greenhouse gas balances for a field-scale Sphagnum farming experiment on former bog grassland, in its establishment phase. Over two years we used closed chambers to make measurements of GHG exchange on production strips of Sphagnum palustre L. and Sphagnum papillosum Lindb. and on irrigation ditches. Methane fluxes of both Sphagnum species showed a significant decrease over the study period. This trend was stronger for S. papillosum. In contrast, the estimated CO2 fluxes did not show a significant temporal trend over the study period. The production strips of both Sphagnum species were net GHG sinks of 5–9 t ha 1 a 1 (in CO2-equivalents) during the establishment phase of the moss carpets. In comparison, the ditches were a CO2 source instead of a CO2 sink and emitted larger amounts of CH4, resulting in net GHG release of ~11 t ha 1 a 1 CO2-equivalents. We conclude that Sphagnum farming fields should be designed to minimise the area covered by irrigation ditches. Overall, Sphagnum farming on bogs has lower on-field GHG emissions than low-intensity agriculture. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d05cabd11cf340ae9187437a135b8b8a2023-09-02T17:58:59ZengInternational Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland SocietyMires and Peat1819-754X2017-04-01200211610.19189/MaP.2015.OMB.210Greenhouse gas balance of an establishing Sphagnum culture on a former bog grassland in GermanyA. Günther0G. Jurasinski1K. Albrecht2G. Gaudig3M. Krebs4S. Glatzel5Department of Landscape Ecology, University of Rostock, GermanyDepartment of Landscape Ecology, University of Rostock, GermanyDepartment of Landscape Ecology, University of Rostock, GermanyInstitute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, partner in Greifswald Mire Centre, GermanyInstitute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, partner in Greifswald Mire Centre, GermanyDepartment of Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna, AustriaThe cultivation of Sphagnum mosses on re-wetted peat bogs for use in horticulture is a new land use strategy. We provide the first greenhouse gas balances for a field-scale Sphagnum farming experiment on former bog grassland, in its establishment phase. Over two years we used closed chambers to make measurements of GHG exchange on production strips of Sphagnum palustre L. and Sphagnum papillosum Lindb. and on irrigation ditches. Methane fluxes of both Sphagnum species showed a significant decrease over the study period. This trend was stronger for S. papillosum. In contrast, the estimated CO2 fluxes did not show a significant temporal trend over the study period. The production strips of both Sphagnum species were net GHG sinks of 5–9 t ha 1 a 1 (in CO2-equivalents) during the establishment phase of the moss carpets. In comparison, the ditches were a CO2 source instead of a CO2 sink and emitted larger amounts of CH4, resulting in net GHG release of ~11 t ha 1 a 1 CO2-equivalents. We conclude that Sphagnum farming fields should be designed to minimise the area covered by irrigation ditches. Overall, Sphagnum farming on bogs has lower on-field GHG emissions than low-intensity agriculture.http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map20/map_20_02.pdfcarbon dioxideditchesmethanepaludiculturepeatlandsSphagnum farming |
| spellingShingle | A. Günther G. Jurasinski K. Albrecht G. Gaudig M. Krebs S. Glatzel Greenhouse gas balance of an establishing Sphagnum culture on a former bog grassland in Germany Mires and Peat carbon dioxide ditches methane paludiculture peatlands Sphagnum farming |
| title | Greenhouse gas balance of an establishing Sphagnum culture on a former bog grassland in Germany |
| title_full | Greenhouse gas balance of an establishing Sphagnum culture on a former bog grassland in Germany |
| title_fullStr | Greenhouse gas balance of an establishing Sphagnum culture on a former bog grassland in Germany |
| title_full_unstemmed | Greenhouse gas balance of an establishing Sphagnum culture on a former bog grassland in Germany |
| title_short | Greenhouse gas balance of an establishing Sphagnum culture on a former bog grassland in Germany |
| title_sort | greenhouse gas balance of an establishing sphagnum culture on a former bog grassland in germany |
| topic | carbon dioxide ditches methane paludiculture peatlands Sphagnum farming |
| url | http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map20/map_20_02.pdf |
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