Hydroclimatic influences on peatland CO2 exchange following upland forest harvesting on the Boreal Plains

Abstract A comparative study of forest clear‐cut logging effects on daily growing season (May to October) net ecosystem CO 2 exchange (NEE) of adjacent peatlands was conducted in two neighbouring forest upland‐peatland complexes over 4 years (2005 to 2008) on the Boreal Plains (BP) of Alberta, Canada. Higher vapour pressure deficit at the harvested‐upland (H‐U) peatland, reflecting increased turbulent mixing after adjacent upland forest …