Land management (specifically controlled heather burning) as a factor controlling carbon loss from upland peat soils
Peatlands contain a significant proportion of the worlds’ total soil carbon, and are commonly assumed to serve as carbon sinks. There is however increasing evidence of carbon loss from peat soils, and DOC concentrations in UK rivers have increased markedly over the past three decades. Numerous drive...
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Cranfield University
2009
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.534271 |