ABSTRACT
The increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the troposphere and its relation to human activities is now well-documented. Wetland ecosystems receive and release organic carbon through hydrologically driven mass fluxes. Thus, the carbon pool within any wetland ecosystem is in balance between primary production, microbial decomposition, and carbon fluxes within interconnected ecosystems. Wetlands play a particularly complex role in controlling greenhouses gases, as these ecosystems are intimately associated with all aspects of the production and consumption of both CO2 and CH4.
