Mapping and monitoring peatland conditions from global to field scale

B Minasny, DV Adetsu, M Aitkenhead, RRE Artz… - Biogeochemistry, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Peatlands cover only 3–4% of the Earth's surface, but they store nearly 30% of
global soil carbon stock. This significant carbon store is under threat as peatlands continue …

Global review and state-of-the-art of biomass and carbon stock in the Amazon

ECG Araujo, CR Sanquetta, AP Dalla Corte… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding how studies have been carried out in the region helps to understand the
Amazon rainforest potential in mitigating climate change. In addition, evaluating scientific …

Double stress of waterlogging and drought drives forest–savanna coexistence

CRC Mattos, M Hirota, RS Oliveira… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Forest–savanna boundaries are ecotones that support complex ecosystem functions and
are sensitive to biotic/abiotic perturbations. What drives their distribution today and how it …

Mapping peat thickness and carbon stocks of the central Congo Basin using field data

B Crezee, GC Dargie, CEN Ewango, ETA Mitchard… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The world's largest tropical peatland complex is found in the central Congo Basin. However,
there is a lack of in situ measurements to understand the peatland's distribution and the …

A globally robust relationship between water table decline, subsidence rate, and carbon release from peatlands

L Ma, G Zhu, B Chen, K Zhang, S Niu, J Wang… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Peatland ecosystems are globally important carbon stores. Disturbances, such as drainage
and climate drying, act to lower peatland water table depths, consequently enhancing soil …

Optimizing the land use and land cover pattern to increase its contribution to carbon neutrality

K Wang, X Li, X Lyu, D Dang, H Dou, M Li, S Liu… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Land use and land cover (LULC) contribute to both carbon storage and carbon emissions.
Therefore, regulating the LULC is an important means of achieving carbon neutrality under …

Watershed carbon compensation based on land use change: Evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt

S Yang, W Fu, S Hu, P Ran - Habitat International, 2022 - Elsevier
Watershed carbon compensation can not only reduce carbon emissions but also promote
regional coordinated development. Although existing studies have shown that carbon …

A national-scale assessment of land use change in peatlands between 1989 and 2020 using Landsat data and Google Earth Engine—a case study of Ireland

W Habib, J Connolly - Regional Environmental Change, 2023 - Springer
Over the centuries, anthropogenic pressure has severely impacted peatlands on the
European continent. Peatlands cover~ 21%(1.46 Mha) of Ireland's land surface, but 85 …

Major carbon losses from degradation of Mauritia flexuosa peat swamp forests in western Amazonia

K Hergoualc'h, J van Lent, N Dezzeo, LV Verchot… - Biogeochemistry, 2024 - Springer
Tropical peat swamp forests are major global carbon (C) stores highly vulnerable to human
intervention. In Peruvian Amazonia, palm swamps, the prevalent peat ecosystem, have been …

The three-peat challenge: business as usual, responsible agriculture, and conservation and restoration as management trajectories in global peatlands

NT Girkin, PJ Burgess, L Cole, HV Cooper… - Carbon …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Peatlands are a globally important carbon store, but peatland ecosystems from high
latitudes to the tropics are highly degraded due to increasingly intensive anthropogenic …