Forest ecosystems cover large parts of the terrestrial land surface and are major
components of the terrestrial carbon (C) cycle. Most important, forest ecosystems …

Drainage and conversion of natural peatlands to forestry increases soil CO2 emissions
through decomposition of peat and modifies the quantity and quality of litter inputs and …

The total area of boreal peatlands is about 3.5 million km2 and they are estimated to contain
15–30% of the global soil carbon (C) storage. In Finland, about 60 000 km2, or 60% of the …

Abstract Changes in the structure of plant communities may have much more impact on
ecosystem carbon (C) cycling than any phenotypic responses to environmental changes …

Northern peatlands contain substantial reservoirs of carbon (C). Forestry activities endanger
the C storages in some of these areas. While the initial impacts of forestry drainage on …

Background Amazon palm swamp peatlands are major carbon (C) sinks and reservoirs. In
Peru, this ecosystem is widely threatened owing to the recurrent practice of cutting Mauritia …

Assessments of net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in forest land with drained organic
soils conducted within the scope of National GHG inventories requires reliable data on litter …

Northern peatlands are globally important long‐term sinks of carbon due to their
predominantly saturated conditions. However, these ecosystems are expected to become …

Degraded and drained peat swamp forests (PSFs) are major sources of carbon emissions in
the forestry sector. Rewetting interventions aim to reduce carbon loss and to enhance the …

To study the impact of forestry drainage on peat carbon storage, we cored paired
quantitative peat samples from undrained and drained sides of an eccentric bog. Five pairs …