Spatiotemporal patterns of greenhouse gas fluxes in the subtropical wetland ecosystem of Indian Himalayan foothill.

The study characterized the temporal and spatial variability in greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes (CO, CH, and NO) between December 2020 and November 2021 and their regulating drivers in the subtropical wetland of the Indian Himalayan foothill. Five distinct habitats (M1-sloppy surface at swamp forest, M2-plain surface at swamp forest, M3-swamp surface with small grasses, M4-marshy land with dense macrophytes, and M5-marshy land with sparse macrophytes) were studied. We conducted in situ measurements of GHG fluxes, microclimate (AT, ST, and SMC), and soil properties (pH, EC, N, P, K, and SOC) in triplicates in all the habitat types.

Adaptive resilience of roadside trees to vehicular emissions via leaf enzymatic, physiological, and anatomical trait modulations.

Unplanned urbanization and heavy automobile use by the rapidly growing population contribute to a variety of environmental issues. Roadside plants can mitigate air pollution by modifying their enzymatic activity, physiological and anatomical traits. Plant enzymes, physiological and anatomical traits play an important role in adaptation and mitigation mechanisms against vehicular emissions.

Characterizing the post-monsoon CO, CH, NO, and HO vapor fluxes from a tropical wetland in the Himalayan foothill.

Wetlands are emitters of greenhouse gases. However, many of the wetlands remain understudied (like temperate, boreal, and high-altitude wetlands), which constrains the global budgets. Himalayan foothill is one such data-deficient area.