Carbon Emissions from Peatlands

Nancy B. Dise, Narasinha J. Shurpali, Peter Weishampel, Shashi B. Verma, Elon S. Verry, Eville Gorham, Patrick M. Crill, Robert C. Harriss, Cheryl A. Kelley, Joseph B. Yavitt, Kurt A. Smemo, Randall K. Kolka, Kelly Smith, Joon Kim, Robert J. Clement, Timothy J. Arkebauer, Karen B. Bartlett, David P. Billesbach, Scott D. Bridgham, Art E. Elling, Patricia A. Flebbe, Jennifer Y. King, Christopher S. Martens, Daniel I. Sebacher, Christopher J. Williams, and R. Kelman Wieder CONTENTS Introduction ......................................................................................................... 298 Methane Emissions Measurements at the MEF: Assessing the Contribution of Northern Peatlands to the Global Budget of CH4 .............. 299 Background ..................................................................................................... 299 Methane Emission across Peatland Habitats.............................................. 301 First Peatland CH4 Measurements in the United States ...................... 301 Corroboration and Expansion ................................................................. 301 Full-Year Measurements ...........................................................................303