Peatlands and the carbon cycle: from local processes to global implications – a synthesis
Peatlands cover only 3% of the Earth's land surface but boreal and subarctic peatlands store about 15–30% of the world's soil carbon (C) as peat. Despite their potential for large positive feedbacks to the climate system through sequestration and emission of greenhouse gases, peatl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2008-10-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/5/1475/2008/bg-5-1475-2008.pdf |