The response of microbial communities to peatland drainage and rewetting. A review

E Kitson, NGA Bell - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Peatlands are significant global carbon stores and play an important role in mediating the
flux of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. During the 20th century substantial areas of …

[HTML][HTML] How do sand addition, soil moisture and nutrient status influence greenhouse gas fluxes from drained organic soils?

A Säurich, B Tiemeyer, U Dettmann, A Don - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Drainage turns peatlands from natural carbon sinks into hotspots of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions from soils due to alterations in hydrological and biogeochemical processes. As a …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of water management and grassland renewal on the greenhouse gas emissions from intensively used grassland on bog peat

B Tiemeyer, S Heller, W Oehmke, P Gatersleben… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024 - Elsevier
Artificial drainage is prerequisite for conventional agricultural use of peatlands, but causes
high emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), mainly carbon dioxide (CO 2). Furthermore …

Differences in microbial community structure and nitrogen cycling in natural and drained tropical peatland soils

M Espenberg, M Truu, Ü Mander, K Kasak, H Nõlvak… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Tropical peatlands, which play a crucial role in the maintenance of different ecosystem
services, are increasingly drained for agriculture, forestry, peat extraction and human …

Variations in wetland hydrology drive rapid changes in the microbial community, carbon metabolic activity, and greenhouse gas fluxes

Y Zhang, BDA Naafs, X Huang, Q Song, J Xue… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Wetlands play a crucial role in the carbon cycle as they are the largest natural source of
methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Changes in wetland hydrology can alter the rate of …

Peat loss collocates with a threshold in plant–mycorrhizal associations in drained peatlands encroached by trees

CE Defrenne, JAM Moore, CL Tucker, LJ Lamit… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Drainage‐induced encroachment by trees may have major effects on the carbon balance of
northern peatlands, and responses of microbial communities are likely to play a central …

Stoichiometric characteristics and factors influencing soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in various types of peatlands: A meta-analysis

JE Idoko, H Chen, D Xue - CATENA, 2025 - Elsevier
Peatland ecosystems around the world exhibit distinct stoichiometric characteristics for soil
carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P), which are influenced by anthropogenic …

Effect of drainage on microbial enzyme activities and communities dependent on depth in peatland soil

Z Xu, S Wang, Z Wang, Y Dong, Y Zhang, S Liu, J Li - Biogeochemistry, 2021 - Springer
Water tables in high-latitude peatlands are expected to fall because of climate change, with
significant consequences for carbon cycling in these ecosystems. At present, the …

Peatland microbial community responses to plant functional group and drought are depth‐dependent

LJ Lamit, KJ Romanowicz, LR Potvin… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Peatlands store one‐third of Earth's soil carbon, the stability of which is uncertain due to
climate change‐driven shifts in hydrology and vegetation, and consequent impacts on …

Short-term responses of the soil microbiome and its environment indicate an uncertain future of restored peatland forests

K Runnel, H Tamm, M Kohv, M Pent, K Vellak… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Restoring peatland ecosystems involves significant uncertainty due to complex ecological
and socio-economic feedbacks as well as alternative stable ecological states. The primary …