Carbon isotopic composition of methane in Florida Everglades soils and fractionation during its transport to the troposphere
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Chanton, J.P.
- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Marine Sciences
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Pauly, G.G.
- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Marine Sciences
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Martens, C.S.
- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Marine Sciences
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Blair, N.E.
- Other Affiliation: North Carolina State University
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Dacey, J.W.H.
- Other Affiliation: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Chanton, J.P.
- Abstract
- The δ13C stable carbon isotopic composition of methane collected in bubbles from the submerged soils of specific environments within the Everglades wetland in southern Florida, United States, varied from −70‰ to −63‰ across the system while organic carbon in the soils and dominant plants varied from −28‰ to −25‰. A methane isotopic budget based upon the soil bubble isotope data and published methane flux measurements predicted a flux of isotopic composition −65‰, a value 5‐10‰ more depleted in 13C than the isotopic composition of methane emanating to the atmosphere. Emergent aquatic plants, which are known to be active methane transporters between soil and atmosphere in this ecosystem, were found to transport methane of δ13C content up to 12‰ different from the δ13C content of the soil methane bubble reservoir. Methane 14C content at one site was determined to be 108.6% modern (Δ14C = 83 ± 10‰).
- Date of publication
- 1988
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- Resource type
- Article
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- In Copyright
- Journal title
- Global Biogeochemical Cycles
- Journal volume
- 2
- Journal issue
- 3
- Page start
- 245
- Page end
- 252
- Language
- English
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- ISSN
- 0886-6236
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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