Author:
Aravena Ramon,Warner B. G.,Charman D. J.,Belyea L. R.,Mathur S. P.,Dinel Henri
Abstract
Radiocarbon dating and carbon isotope analyses of deep peat and gases in a small ombrogenous peatland in northwestern Ontario reveals the presence of old gases at depth that are 1000–2000 yr younger than the enclosing peat. We suggest that the most likely explanation to account for this age discrepancy is the downward movement by advection of younger dissolved organic carbon for use by fermentation and methanogens bacteria. This study identifies a potentially large supply of old carbon gases in peatlands that should be considered in global carbon models of the terrestrial biosphere.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,Archeology
Cited by
67 articles.
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