Seasonal variability in methane and nitrous oxide fluxes from tropical peatlands in the western Amazon basin

Teh, Yit Arn; Murphy, Wayne A.; Berrio, Juan-Carlos; Boom, Arnoud; Page, Susan E.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3669-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3669-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 14, issue 15

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07 Aug 2017

Research article |

| 07 Aug 2017

Seasonal variability in methane and nitrous oxide fluxes from tropical peatlands in the western Amazon basin

Yit Arn Teh, Wayne A. Murphy, Juan-Carlos Berrio, Arnoud Boom, and Susan E. Page

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Soil-atmosphere flux measurements calculated from concentration of methane and nitrous oxide taken from the Pastaza-Marañón foreland basin, Peru Y. A. Teh, W. A. Murphy, J.-C. Berrio, A. Boom, and S. Page https://doi.org/10.5072/a3614fb00ff74999a5187d3a3767d96d

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Peatlands in the Pastaza–Maranon foreland basin in Peru, one of the largest peatland complexes in the Amazon basin, were found to be large sources of methane and may make important contributions to regional and global budgets of this greenhouse gas. Methane showed uneven seasonal trends in emissions, with some ecosystems emitting more methane during the dry season compared to the wet season.