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Research Project:
EVALUATION OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL OF PRAIRIE POTHOLE WETLANDS
Location: Morris, Minnesota
Project Number: 3645-12610-001-02
Project Type:
Reimbursable
Start Date: Jul 01, 2004
End Date: Sep 30, 2008
Objective:
a. To determine the rate of carbon sequestration in wetlands located in the prairie pothole region of the Northern Great Plains. b. To establish a reference base for the determination of the effectiveness of prairie potholes to serve as efficient sinks for atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Approach:
Soil samples from selected wetlands will be analyzed for total carbon, carbonate carbon and associated chemical and physical characteristics. Wetlands will be initially characterized and assessed again at a future date. Soil samples collected to a depth of 60-cm will be analyzed so that future profiles can be compared with the current characteristics to assure accuracy in estimates of carbon sequestration rates.
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Last Modified: 11/07/2008
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