Declines of peatland water table forces climate warming despite methane emission drawdown

K Butterbach-Bahl, L Ma, G Gettel, C Werner, R Kiese… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Drainage and reduction in precipitation due to climate change have led to global declines in
the water table (WT) of pristine peatlands, which have increased ecosystem releases of …

Intact and managed peatland soils as a source and sink of GHGs from 1850 to 2100

J Leifeld, C Wüst-Galley, S Page - Nature Climate Change, 2019 - nature.com
Land-use change disturbs the function of peatland as a natural carbon sink and triggers high
GHG emissions. Nevertheless, historical trends and future trajectories of GHG budgets from …

Peatlands in the Earth's 21st century climate system

S Frolking, J Talbot, MC Jones, CC Treat… - Environmental …, 2011 - cdnsciencepub.com
Peatlands occupy a relatively small fraction of the Earth's land area, but they are a globally
important carbon store because of their high carbon density. Undisturbed peatlands are …

Peatlands for climate change mitigation in agriculture

K Butterbach-Bahl, D Zak, JE Olesen - Biogeochemistry, 2024 - Springer
Accepted: 9 January 2024© The Author (s) 2024 greenhouse gases (GHG) CO2 and N2O,
while CH4 emissions mostly disappear (Frolking et al. 2011). The importance of drained …

Replication Data for: Degradation increases peat greenhouse gas emissions in undrained tropical peat swamp forests

E Swails, S Erlita - sidalc.net
Tropical peat swamp degradation can modify net peat greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
even without drainage. However, current Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change …

The potential of peatlands as nature-based climate solutions

M Strack, SJ Davidson, T Hirano, C Dunn - Current Climate Change …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Despite covering only 3% of the land surface, peatlands
represent the largest terrestrial organic carbon stock on the planet and continue to act as a …

Degradation increases peat greenhouse gas emissions in undrained tropical peat swamp forests

E Swails, S Frolking, J Deng, K Hergoualc'h - Biogeochemistry, 2024 - Springer
Tropical peat swamp degradation can modify net peat greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
even without drainage. However, current Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change …

Greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands under manipulated warming, nitrogen addition, and vegetation composition change: a review and data synthesis

Y Gong, J Wu, J Vogt, W Ma - Environmental Reviews, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
Peatlands play an essential role in carbon cycling and global warming. However, the
feedback of peatlands to global changes is still unclear. Here, we conducted a data …

Potential for negative emissions of greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4 and N2O) through coastal peatland re-establishment: Novel insights from high frequency flux data at …

L Windham-Myers, B Bergamaschi… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
High productivity temperate wetlands that accrete peat via belowground biomass
(peatlands) may be managed for climate mitigation benefits due to their global distribution …

Global observation gaps of peatland greenhouse gas balances: needs and obstacles

J Zhao, S Weldon, A Barthelmes, E Swails… - Biogeochemistry, 2024 - Springer
Greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions from peatlands contribute significantly to ongoing
climate change because of human land use. To develop reliable and comprehensive …