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Water Table

Known as: Table, Water, Tables, Water, Water Tables 
National Institutes of Health

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2017
2017
Multi-decadal Changes in Water Table Levels Alter Peatland Carbon Cycling
Globally, peatlands store a large quantity of soil carbon that can be subsequently modified by hydrologic alterations from land… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
A synthesis of methane emissions from 71 northern, temperate, and subtropical wetlands
Wetlands are the largest natural source of atmospheric methane. Here, we assess controls on methane flux using a database of… 
2013
2013
Hydrology-driven ecosystem respiration determines the carbon balance of a boreal peatland.
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Disentangling direct and indirect effects of water table drawdown on above‐ and belowground plant litter decomposition: consequences for accumulation of organic matter in boreal peatlands
Pristine peatlands are carbon (C)‐accumulating wetland ecosystems sustained by a high water table (WT) and consequent anoxia that… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Litter type affects the activity of aerobic decomposers in a boreal peatland more than site nutrient and water table regimes
Abstract. Peatlands are carbon (C) storage ecosystems sustained by a high water table (WT). High WT creates anoxic conditions… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Water flow in Sphagnum hummocks: mesocosm measurements and modelling.
2010
2010
Methanogen activity in relation to water table level in two boreal fens
We studied methanogen activity—measured by in vitro methane production potential and by detection of the messenger RNA (mRNA) of… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Sphagnum under pressure: towards an ecohydrological approach to examining Sphagnum productivity
The genus Sphagnum is the key peat‐forming bryophyte in boreal ecosystems. Relying entirely on passive capillary action for water… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Annual and seasonal variability in evapotranspiration and water table at a shrub‐covered bog in southern Ontario, Canada
Evapotranspiration (ET) was measured via the eddy covariance technique at a shrub bog peatland in southeastern Ontario for 5… 
2001
2001
Production and microtopography of bog bryophytes: response to warming and water-table manipulations
Boreal peatlands, which contain a large fraction of the world's soil organic carbon pool, may be significantly affected by… 
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