Prairie wetlands are important for carbon storage.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Series:

Fact sheet (Geological Survey (U.S.)) ; FS-02-067.

USGS fact sheet number ; FS-067-02

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Waste disposal in the ground--Prairie Pothole Region.

Waste disposal in the ground.

Wetland ecology--Prairie Pothole Region.

Wetland ecology.

United States--Prairie Pothole Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 unnumbered page)

Place of Publication:

[Reston, Va.] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, [2002]

Summary:

Our research suggests that greater amounts of atmospheric carbon could be stored in wetlands in the prairie pothole region (PPR) through restoration programs than on no-till cropland even though the acreage of wetlands is much smaller. Additionally, limited data suggests that restored wetlands emit less methane and nitrous oxide than farmed wetlands; reduction in trace gas emissions should provide an additional greenhouse gas benefit. We estimate that wetland restoration programs in the PPR have potential to sequester more than the 100 million metric tons of carbon. This is the emission-reduction goal that President Bush established for the United States to meet by 2012.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on August 21, 2008).

"July 2002."

OCLC:

54097460