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Extended flooding increases methane release from wetlands

Claim that flooding in littoral wetlands enhances methane (CH4) emission in boreal lakes.

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Evidence Quote

“Extended flooding increases methane release from littoral wetlands”

Relationship

extended flooding increases Methane release from littoral wetlands during flooding

Arguments

Emergent vegetation coversubject
Methane release from littoral wetlands during floodingobject

Connections (5)

Drivers of methane flux in boreal lakes and wetlandsInferenceChain
Methanogenesis drives methane fluxAssociation
Spatial and temporal mechanisms of methane flux in boreal and arctic lakesInferenceChain
Lake methane and carbon cycling mechanismsInferenceChain
Diverse hydro-ecological and chemical controls on methane fluxInferenceChain

Evidence

“Study on methane (CH4) release from littoral wetlands of Boreal lakes during an extended flooding period.”

(2003). Methane (CH4) release from littoral wetlands of Boreal lakes during an extended flooding period

“Study on midsummer spatial variation in methane efflux from stands of littoral vegetation in a boreal meso-eutrophic lake.”

(2003). Midsummer spatial variation in methane efflux from stands of littoral vegetation in a boreal meso-eutrophic lake

“Study of potential methane emission from north-temperate lakes following ice melt.”

(1996). Potential methane emission from north-temperate lakes following ice melt