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A map of global peatland extent created using machine learning (Peat-ML)
Geoscientific Model Development, 2022 . Peatlands store large amounts of soil carbon and freshwater, constituting an important component of the global carbon and hydrologic cycles. Accurate information on the global extent and distribution of peatlands is presently lacking but is needed by ...
J. Melton +8 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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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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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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Global Change Biology, 2022 Peatlands play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle. Sphagnum mosses (peat mosses) are considered to be the peatland ecosystem engineers and contribute to the carbon accumulation in the peatland ecosystems.
Xiaoyue Ma +4 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
C. Mendes +4 more
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Geophysical Research Letters, 2022 Peatlands are key components of the global carbon cycle. We compiled peatland dissolved organic carbon (DOC) export from 62 sites to provide a global estimate of the contribution of these ecosystems to fluvial organic carbon fluxes.
T. Rosset +3 more
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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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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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Assessing costs of Indonesian fires and the benefits of restoring peatland
Nature Communications, 2021 Deforestation and drainage has made Indonesian peatlands susceptible to burning. Large fires occur regularly, destroying agricultural crops and forest, emitting large amounts of CO2 and air pollutants, resulting in adverse health effects.
L. Kiely +7 more
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