The PhD thesis addressed the question as to what extent the soil organic carbon content affects greenhouse gas (GHG) exchange from different land-use types and management practices on drained organic soils. No differences were found in the modeled net CO2 balances or global warming potentials between the two soil types. Thus, like typical drained peatlands also drained mollic Gleysols can be considered as hot-spot for GHG emissions, provided that they are intensively managed as cropland or grassland. Furthermore, the study identified black alder forests with adapted water level management as potential GHG mitigation option.
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The PhD thesis addressed the question as to what extent the soil organic carbon content affects greenhouse gas (GHG) exchange from different land-use types and management practices on drained organic soils. No differences were found in the modeled net CO2 balances or global warming potentials between the two soil types. Thus, like typical drained peatlands also drained mollic Gleysols can be considered as hot-spot for GHG emissions, provided that they are intensively managed as cropland or grass...
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