Young alder trees reduced the climate effect of a fen peat meadow with fluctuating water tables

The dataset contains information about a two-year study (August 2010 – August 2012), regarding the effect of a newly established black alder plantation on the net GHG balance of a degraded fen in northeastern Germany. In detail, an black alder plantation (Awet) is compared with an extensively used meadow (Mwet) both characterized by very moist soil conditions and a drier reference meadow (Mmoist) characterized by moderately moist soil conditions. CO2 , CH4 and N2O fluxes were measured monthly to bimonthly with the manual closed chamber method. Fluxes were calculated using a modular R script and gap filled to obtain continuous daily fluxes.