The Distribution of Peatland in Europe [PDF]
Mires and Peat, 2006 This paper derives the distribution of peatland in Europe as the extent of peat and peat-topped soils indicated by soil databases. The data sources were the 1:1,000,000 European Soil Database (v1.0) and a data set of organic carbon content (%) for the topsoils of Europe at 1km x 1km resolution that was recently published in map ...
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Methanogenic archaea in peatlands [PDF]
FEMS Microbiology Letters, 2020 ABSTRACT Methane emission feedbacks in wetlands are predicted to influence global climate under climate change and other anthropogenic stressors. Herein, we review the taxonomy and physiological ecology of the microorganisms responsible for methane production in peatlands.
Suzanna L. Bräuer +3 more
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Topographic and climatic controls of peatland distribution on the Tibetan Plateau
Scientific Reports, 2023 The Tibetan Plateau (TP) hosts a variety of mountain peatlands that are sensitive to the amplified warming in this region. However, we still lack a basic understanding of environmental and climatic factors controlling peatland distribution in the region.
Jingjing Sun +2 more
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Peatland fire regime across Riau peat hydrological unit, Indonesia
Forest and Society, 2023 Peatland stretches across approximately 8% of Indonesia’s land area. Peat fire disturbance, which affects the carbon dynamics of the ecosystem, will determine the country's vision for a long-term strategy for low carbon development.
Annuri Rossita +4 more
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Identification of typical ecohydrological behaviours using InSAR allows landscape-scale mapping of peatland condition [PDF]
Earth Surface Dynamics, 2022 Better tools for rapid and reliable assessment of global peatland extent and condition are urgently needed to support action to prevent further decline of peatlands.
A. V. Bradley +4 more
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Significant underestimation of peatland permafrost along the Labrador Sea coastline in northern Canada [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2023 Northern peatlands cover approximately four million km2, and about half of these peatlands are estimated to contain permafrost and periglacial landforms, like palsas and peat plateaus.
Y. Wang +6 more
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The distribution and naturalness of peatland on Terceira Island (Azores): instruments to define priority areas for conservation and restoration [PDF]
Mires and Peat, 2019 The study reported here used spatial analysis to assess the effectiveness of the legal nature protection framework in supporting the conservation of peatlands on Terceira Island (Azores archipelago, Portugal) and identify potential improvements. Terceira
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Roots, Tissues, Cells and Fragments—How to Characterize Peat from Drained and Rewetted Fens
Soil Systems, 2020 We present analyses of macroscopic and microscopic remains as a tool to characterise sedge fen peats. We use it to describe peat composition and stages of peat decomposition, to assess the success of rewetting of a formerly drained fen, and to understand
Dierk Michaelis +2 more
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The distribution and amount of carbon in the largest peatland complex in Amazonia [PDF]
, 2014 This work was funded by NERC grants NE/I021217/1 and NE/J50001X/1.Peatlands in Amazonian Peru are known to store large quantities of carbon, but there is high uncertainty in the spatial extent and total carbon stocks of these ecosystems.
Draper, FC +35 more
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Quantifying groundwater fluxes from an aapa mire to a riverside esker formation
Hydrology Research, 2021 Water flows in peatland margins is an under-researched topic. This study examines recharge from a peatland to an esker aquifer in an aapa mire complex of northern Finland. Our objective was to study how the aapa mire margin is hydrogeologically connected
H. Marttila +8 more
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