Ecologists have long studied patterns, directions and tempos of change, but there is a
pressing need to extend current understanding to empirical observations of abrupt changes …

Extreme droughts, heat waves, frosts, precipitation, wind storms and other climate extremes
may impact the structure, composition and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, and thus …

Arctic fires can release large amounts of carbon from permafrost peatlands. Satellite
observations reveal that fires burned~ 4.7 million hectares in 2019 and 2020, accounting for …

Globally, the amount of carbon stored in peats exceeds that stored in vegetation and is
similar in size to the current atmospheric carbon pool. Fire is a threat to many peat-rich …

Canadian boreal woodlands and forests cover approximately 3.09× 106 km2, located within
a larger boreal zone characterized by cool summers and long cold winters. Warming since …

The northern peatland carbon sink plays a vital role in climate regulation; however, the
future of the carbon sink is uncertain, in part, due to the changing interactions of peatlands …

Peatlands are a significant component of the global carbon (C) cycle, yet despite their role
as a long-term C sink throughout the Holocene, they are increasingly vulnerable to …

Abstract Changes in the frequency and extent of wildfires are expected to lead to substantial
and irreversible alterations to permafrost landscapes under a warming climate. Here we …

Peatlands form important landscape elements in many parts of the world and play significant
roles for biodiversity and global carbon balance. This new edition has been fully revised and …

Smouldering peat fires, the largest fires on Earth in terms of fuel consumption, are reported
in six continents and are responsible for regional haze episodes. Haze is the large-scale …