Northern peatlands are an integral part of the global carbon cycle—a strong sink of
atmospheric carbon dioxide and source of methane. Increasing anthropogenic carbon …

Peatland ecosystems store about 500–600 Pg of organic carbon, largely accumulated since
the last glaciation. Whether they continue to sequester carbon or release it as greenhouse …

In this review paper, we identify and address key uncertainties related to four local and
global controls of Holocene northern peatland carbon stocks and fluxes. First, we provide up …

This paper proposes a novel approach using basal peat ages and carbon (C) accumulation
profiles from the world's major peatland regions to decompose C flux terms from time …

Peatlands are a major terrestrial carbon store and a persistent natural carbon sink during the
Holocene, but there is considerable uncertainty over the fate of peatland carbon in a …

Northern peatlands represent one of the largest biospheric carbon (C) reservoirs; however,
the role of peatlands in the global carbon cycle remains intensely debated, owing in part to …

Peatlands have influenced Holocene carbon (C) cycling by storing atmospheric C and
releasing methane (CH4). Yet, our understanding of contributions from the world's second …

Northern peatland ecosystems have cycled and stored substantial amounts of global land
carbon (C) over the Holocene (the last 11,700 years). Today, peatlands are one of the …

When a peatland is drained and cultivated, it behaves as a notable source of CO2. However,
we lack temporally and spatially explicit estimates of carbon losses from cultivated …

Here we present a new data synthesis of global peatland ages, area changes, and carbon
(C) pool changes since the Last Glacial Maximum, along with a new peatland map and total …