Research on CO2 Emissions from "Valea Morii" and “T?ul S?licii” Histosol, Cluj County

  • P?curar I. USAMV-CN, IPM
  • Doina Clapa
  • M. ?andor
  • Sonia Sân?
  • Anca ?otropa
  • M. Dunca
  • M. Buta
Keywords: , peat, CO2 emissions

Abstract

Losses of carbon from peat lands occur in the form of CO2 emissions, methane, dissolved carbon or other particles, CO2 flux depending on the balance between carbon fixations by photosynthesis and it release through respiration in plants and peat mineralization, whole process being controlled by temperature and humidity. CO2 emissions from the two histosol studied have different values; those being even higher as the thickness of the peat increases.