Effect of land use on the rate of methane uptake by surface soils in northern Europe

被引:112
作者
Dobbie, KE
Smith, KA
Prieme, A
Christensen, S
Degorska, A
Orlanski, P
机构
[1] INST ENVIRONM PROTECT, WARSAW, POLAND
[2] UNIV COPENHAGEN, DEPT POPULAT BIOL, DK-2100 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
关键词
methane; oxidation; soil; land use;
D O I
10.1016/1352-2310(95)00416-5
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The effect of historical land use change on methane uptake by aerobic soils has been studied by measurements on paired sites (forest/woodland and agricultural land) in Scotland, Denmark and Poland. Rates were observed in the range 0.01-3.3 mg CH4 m(-2)d(-1). The mean reduction in uptake rates resulting from conversion to agriculture was 60%; this change is greater than that reported for the effect of nitrogen inputs through fertilisation or atmospheric deposition. The total current methane sink in forest soils in Europe is estimated at about 0.6 Tg CH4 yr(-1), and the corresponding sink in agricultural land at 0.23 Tg CHL yr(-1).
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页码:1005 / 1011
页数:7
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