Arctic tundra: A source or sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide in a changing environment?

W. D. Billings; J. O. Luken; D. A. Mortensen; K. M. Peterson

doi:10.1007/BF00377129

Arctic tundra: A source or sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide in a changing environment?

W. D. Billings, J. O. Luken, D. A. Mortensen, K. M. Peterson

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Intact cores from the wet coastal arctic tundra at Barrow, Alaska, were used as microcosms in the measurement of CO₂ fluxes between peat, vegetation, and atmosphere under controlled conditions. Net ecosystem CO₂ uptake was almost twice as high at present summer temperatures (4° C) than at 8°. Lowering the water table from the soil surface to -5 cm also had a pronounced effect in decreasing net ecosystem carbon storage. Warming of the tundra climate could change this ecosystem from a sink for atmospheric CO₂ to a source.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	7-11
Number of pages	5
Journal	Oecologia
Volume	53
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00377129
State	Published - Apr 1982

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