Mueller, Peter; Schile-Beers, Lisa M; Mozdzer, Thomas J; Chmura, Gail L; Dinter, Thomas; Kuzyakov, Yakov; de Groot, Alma V; Esselink, Peter; Smit, Christian; D'Alpaos, Andrea; Ibáñez, Carles; Lazarus, Magdalena; Neumeier, Urs; Johnson, Beverly J; Baldwin, Andrew H; Yarwood, Stephanie A; Montemayor, Diana; Yang, Zaichao; Wu, Jihua; Jensen, Kai; Nolte, Stefanie (2018): Tea Bag Index S and k data of tidal wetland sites [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.890175, Supplement to: Mueller, P et al. (2018): Global-change effects on early-stage decomposition processes in tidal wetlands – implications from a global survey using standardized litter. Biogeosciences, 15(10), 3189-3202, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3189-2018
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Abstract:
Tidal wetlands, such as tidal marshes and mangroves, are hotspots for carbon sequestration. The preservation of organic matter (OM) is a critical process by which tidal wetlands exert influence over the global carbon cycle and at the same time gain elevation to keep pace with sea-level rise (SLR). The present study provides the first global-scale field-based experimental evidence of temperature and relative sea level effects on the decomposition rate and stabilization of OM in tidal wetlands. The study was conducted in 26 marsh and mangrove sites across four continents, utilizing commercially available standardized OM. While effects on decomposition rate per se were minor, we show unanticipated and combined negative effects of temperature and relative sea level on OM stabilization. Across study sites, OM stabilization was 29 % lower in low, more frequently flooded vs. high, less frequently flooded zones. OM stabilization declined by ~ 90 % over the studied temperature gradient from 10.9 to 28.5 °C, corresponding to a decline of ~ 5 % over a 1 °C temperature increase. Additionally, data from the long-term ecological research site in Massachusetts, US show a pronounced reduction in OM stabilization by > 70 % in response to simulated coastal eutrophication, confirming the high sensitivity of OM stabilization to global change. We therefore provide evidence that rising temperature, accelerated SLR, and coastal eutrophication may decrease the future capacity of tidal wetlands to sequester carbon by affecting the initial transformations of recent OM inputs to soil organic matter.
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Median Latitude: 29.451522 * Median Longitude: -21.285566 * South-bound Latitude: -37.700000 * West-bound Longitude: -122.480000 * North-bound Latitude: 54.600000 * East-bound Longitude: 121.960000
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- Mueller, P; Schile-Beers, LM; Mozdzer, TJ et al. (2018): Tea Bag Index S and k data of tidal wetland sites, means overview. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.890169
- Mueller, P; Schile-Beers, LM; Mozdzer, TJ et al. (2018): Tea Bag Index S and k data of tidal wetland sites, within-site high vs. low. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.890174