Despite occupying an area no greater than 8% of the earth's surface, natural wetland
ecosystems fulfill multiple ecological functions: 1. Soil formation and stabilization support, 2 …

Whilst the information in this IPCC Report is believed to be true and accurate at the date of
going to press, neither the authors nor the publishers can accept any legal responsibility or …

Agricultural activity is widely recognized as a leading driver of natural wetland loss in many
parts of the world. However, little is known about the spatiotemporal patterns of conversion …

East African wetlands are hotspots of ecosystem services, particularly for climate regulation,
water provision and food production. We review the ability of current approaches to …

Land‐use/land‐cover change (LULCC) often results in degradation of natural wetlands and
affects the dynamics of greenhouse gases (GHGs). However, the magnitude of changes in …

Peatlands provide many important ecosystem services, including water regulation,
biodiversity conservation, and carbon sequestration and storage. To safeguard these …

Accelerated soil erosion, driven by anthropogenic activities such as conversion of natural
ecosystems to agroecosystems and mechanical tillage, has numerous adverse impacts on …

This paper, developed under the framework of the RECCAP initiative, aims at providing
improved estimates of the carbon and GHG (CO 2, CH 4 and N 2 O) balance of continental …

Tropical wetlands are not included in Earth system models, despite being an important
source of methane (CH4) and contributing a large fraction of carbon dioxide (CO2) …

The Dahra field site in Senegal, West Africa, was established in 2002 to monitor ecosystem
properties of semiarid savanna grassland and their responses to climatic and environmental …