Peatlands are lands with a peat layer at the surface, containing a large proportion of organic
carbon. Such lands cover≈ 1 000 000 km2 in Europe, which is almost 10% of the total …

In the 21st century, remote sensing (RS) has become increasingly employed in many
environmental studies. This paper constitutes an overview of works utilising RS methods in …

Water-table drawdown across peatlands increases carbon dioxide (CO2) and reduces
methane (CH4) emissions. The net climatic effect remains unclear. Based on global …

Peatland areas provide a range of ecosystem services, including biodiversity, carbon
storage, clean water, and flood mitigation, but many areas of peatland in the UK have been …

Northern mires (fens and bogs) have significant climate feedbacks and contribute to
biodiversity, providing habitats to specialized biota. Many studies have found drying and …

Ecosystem restoration and, in particular, peatland restoration, are considered a promising
greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategy to move towards net zero emissions. To remain …

Permafrost peatlands are found in high-latitude regions and store globally-important
amounts of soil organic carbon. These regions are warming at over twice the global average …

Climate change has a massive impact on the global water cycle. Subsurface ecosystems,
the earth largest reservoir of liquid freshwater, currently experience a significant increase in …

Drainage canals associated with logging and agriculture dry out organic soils in tropical
peatlands, thereby threatening the viability of long‐term carbon stores due to increased …

Methane (CH4) emissions from northern peatlands are projected to increase due to climate
change, primarily because of projected increases in soil temperature. Yet, the rates and …