Greenhouse Gas Fluxes of Wetlands
This study aims to quantify greenhouse gas emissions from tidal salt marsh into the atmosphere. As recent concerns have increased to restore wetlands in order to avoid greenhouse gas emissions it is pivotal to assess the potential benefits wetlands have with regard to CO2 sequestration, and potentially obliterate the concern for methane and nitrous oxide emissions. The study site is located at the Marsh Resource Meadowlands Mitigation Bank, Charlstadt, NJ. Gas sampling chambers were installed to measure ground level diffusive methane and nitrous oxide emissions at various vegetation assemblages.
This project is a collaborative project with Dr. Karina Schafer at Rutgers University Newark, Drs. Gil Bohrer and William Mitsch at Ohio State University, and Dr. Peter Jaffe at Princeton University. Dr. Schafer's group measure CO2 fluxes with an eddy flux tower continuously measuring 3D wind, virtual temperature, CO2, H2O and CH4 concentrations. Dr. Jaffe's lab focuses on below ground emissions and soil pore water chemistry. A research team led by Drs. Gil Bohrer and William Mitsch is conducting a comparative study on freshwater marsh at the Wilma H. Scheirmerier Olentangy River Wetland Reserach Park.
This project is a collaborative project with Dr. Karina Schafer at Rutgers University Newark, Drs. Gil Bohrer and William Mitsch at Ohio State University, and Dr. Peter Jaffe at Princeton University. Dr. Schafer's group measure CO2 fluxes with an eddy flux tower continuously measuring 3D wind, virtual temperature, CO2, H2O and CH4 concentrations. Dr. Jaffe's lab focuses on below ground emissions and soil pore water chemistry. A research team led by Drs. Gil Bohrer and William Mitsch is conducting a comparative study on freshwater marsh at the Wilma H. Scheirmerier Olentangy River Wetland Reserach Park.
