Peatlands act as carbon sinks while representing major sources of biogenic gases
such as methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2), two potent greenhouse gases. Gas
production and release in these peats soils are also influenced by overall warm
temperatures and water table fluctuations due to the naturally shallow water table in the
Florida Everglades. Releases of biogenic gases from Florida Everglades peat soils are not
well understood and the temporal distribution and dynamics are uncertain. The general
objective of this work was geared towards a methodological approach which aimed to
examine the feasibility of capacitance moisture probes to investigate biogenic gas
dynamics in various Florida Everglades peat soils at high temporal resolution. This work
has implications for establishing capacitance moisture probes as a method to monitor gas
dynamics in peat soils at high temporal resolution and better understanding patterns of
gas build-up and release from peat soils in the Everglades. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_33706 |
| Contributors | Munzenrieder, Cali (author), Comas, Xavier (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 68 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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