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Questioning ten common assumptions about peatlands [PDF]

Mires and Peat, 2017
Peatlands have been widely studied in terms of their ecohydrology, carbon dynamics, ecosystem services and palaeoenvironmental archives. However, several assumptions are frequently made about peatlands in the academic literature, practitioner reports and
University of Leeds Peat Club:, K.L. Bacon, A.J. Baird, A. Blundell, M-A. Bourgault, P.J. Chapman, G. Dargie, G.P. Dooling, C. Gee, J. Holden, T. Kelly, K.A. McKendrick-Smith, P.J. Morris, A. Noble, S.M. Palmer, A. Quillet, G.T. Swindles, E.J. Watson, D.M. Young   +18 more
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Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrogen Accumulation in Peatlands

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022
Peatlands cover about 3% of the Earth’s surface and are regarded as a vital carbon (C) pool and sink. The formation of peatland is supported by continuously supplied nitrogen (N) but the sources of this N remain unclear.
Tianya Yin, Maoyuan Feng, Chunjing Qiu, Shushi Peng   +3 more
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Iron‐Mediated Release of Aged Dissolved Organic Carbon From Waterlogged Peatland Under Warming [PDF]

Advanced Science
Peatlands contribute ∼20% of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) exported from land to sea. However, potential changes in DOC release from waterlogged peatlands under warming remain poorly understood.
Guohua Dai, Zhiying Yang, Zongguang Liu, Wanjia Hu, Lixiao Ma, Enze Kang, Wanqing Luo, Yunpeng Zhao, Chengzhu Liu, Juan Jia, Ting Liu, Chen He, Quan Shi, Jianliang Liu, Yongheng Gao, Huai Chen, Hailong Zhang, Meixun Zhao, Xiaojuan Feng   +18 more
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Current state, pressures and protection of South African peatlands [PDF]

Mires and Peat, 2021
Temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere make a small contribution to the global carbon sequestration of peatlands which, in these drier regions, are relatively rare and vulnerable to increasing anthropogenic and climate change pressures. Using South
Piet-Louis Grundling, Althea T. Grundling, Heidi Van Deventer, Jason P. Le Roux   +3 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, Nathan Basiliko, Henri M. P. Siljanen, Stephen H. Zinder   +3 more
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Microbial enzyme activity and stoichiometry signal the effects of agricultural intervention on nutrient cycling in peatlands

Ecological Indicators, 2021
Fertilization in agricultural peatlands accelerates nutrient cycling and creates a potential risk to nearby natural peatlands. Here, using undisturbed peatlands as reference, we studied soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and the key enzymes ...
Lei Qin, Chris Freeman, Xueying Jia, Zhongsheng Zhang, Bo Liu, Shaoqing Zhang, Ming Jiang   +6 more
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Modelling peatlands as a complex adaptive systems [PDF]

, 2010
PhDA new conceptual approach to modelling peatlands, DigiBog, involves a Complex Adaptive Systems consideration of raised bogs. A new computer hydrological model is presented, tested, and its capabilities in simulating hydrological behaviour in a real ...
Morris, Paul John
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Physical and hydrological properties of peat as proxies for degradation of South African peatlands: Implications for conservation and restoration [PDF]

Mires and Peat, 2018
The physical and hydrological properties of peat from seven peatlands in northern Maputaland (South Africa) were investigated and related to the degradation processes of peatlands in different hydrogeomorphic settings.
M. Gabriel, C. Toader, F. Faul, N. Roßkopf, P. Grundling, C. van Huyssteen, A.T. Grundling, J. Zeitz   +7 more
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Socio-economic Aspects of Peatland Management: an Ecosystems Approach [PDF]

, 2008
Peatland areas comprise half of the world’s wetlands and play important ecological roles. Peatlands offer a diversity of social, economic and environmental benefits, and in so doing serve a wide range of human interests. Despite this peatlands are fast
Rawlins, Amy
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Vegetation structure and aboveground biomass of Páramo peatlands along a high-elevation gradient in the northern Ecuadorian Andes

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
The high-elevation peatlands of the páramos of the northern Andes constitute a diverse environment that harbors large numbers of species and several types of plant communities along altitudinal, latitudinal, and environmental gradients.
Esteban Suárez, Esteban Suárez, John A. Hribljan, Segundo Chimbolema, Segundo Chimbolema, Katie Harvey, Victoria Triana, Juan E. Zurita, Ricardo Jaramillo, Ricardo Jaramillo, Lenka G. Doskocil, Lenka G. Doskocil   +11 more
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