Document Type
Book
Publication Date
8-2024
Department
College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Abstract
Although wetlands make up a small percentage of total land area in the United States, they store a disproportionate amount of carbon largely due to their unique hydrology. Wetlands of the Midwest and Eastern regions are comprised of both mineral soil wetlands and organic soil wetlands (peatlands) and store a significant proportion of all wetland carbon in the contiguous United States. Here, a basic summary of how carbon is stored and moves through these wetlands, and how climate change and management may interact with site conditions to alter wetland carbon cycling, is provided.
Publication Title
Carbon in Non-Forested Wetlands of the Midwest and Eastern United States
Recommended Citation
Keller, A.,
&
Handler, S.
(2024).
Carbon in Non-Forested Wetlands of the Midwest and Eastern United States.
Carbon in Non-Forested Wetlands of the Midwest and Eastern United States, 1-6.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p2/1586