The conversion of cultivated fen peat soils into rewetted soils can mitigate global climate
change. Specifically, carbon in newly formed peat can store atmospheric CO2 for a long time …

Peatland restoration is an efficient approach to enhance soil carbon sequestration and
mitigate climate change. However, successful restoration outcomes require an in-depth …

During the last centuries major parts of European peatlands were degraded along with
drainage and land use changes. Peatland biodiversity and essential ecosystem functions …

The rewetting of degraded peatlands has been adopted as a method to address climate
change. Concerns have been raised about the effects of peat inundation and drying cycles …

Core Ideas Soil organic matter chemical composition highlighted the inputs of varied
vegetation communities in the past. Soil N is an indicator of peat decomposition based on …

About 91,300 ha of peatlands has been rewetted in western Europe since the mid‐1990s.
Still, it is unknown how long‐term rewetting alters the dissolved organic matter (DOM) …

Many of the world's peatlands have been affected by water table drawdown and subsequent
loss of organic matter. Rewetting has been proposed as a measure to restore peatland …

Models of peat accumulation assume that peat decomposition occurs mostly above the
water table, with little or no decomposition once it enters the deeper, saturated, anoxic zone …

Peatland degradation impairs soil functions such as carbon storage and the existence of
biodiversity hotspots. Therefore, and in view of the ongoing climate change, an efficient …

Of all terrestrial ecosystems, peatlands store carbon most effectively in long-term scales of
millennia. However, many peatlands have been drained for peat extraction or agricultural …