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July 10, 2026Open Access

Mineral stabilization slows losses of peatland carbon following long-term drainage for agriculture

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KFKaty FaulknerDCDavid A. CoomesABAnna Basford

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Randomized trial evaluates carbon stabilization in drained peatlands, suggesting improved long-term retention.

Key Points

  • This research explores how mixing peat with minerals affects carbon loss in drained peatlands.
  • Surveyed ten sites in the East Anglian Fens for peat loss and carbon content variation.
  • Evaluated changes in topsoil soil organic carbon (SOC) and its forms based on drainage-induced peat loss.
  • Conducted a four-month laboratory incubation to assess the MAOC:POC ratio and its correlation with respiration.
  • Initial 11-fold increase in mineral associated organic carbon (MAOC) as peat was lost while particulate organic carbon (POC) declined.
  • Observed a negative correlation between the MAOC:POC ratio and respiration during laboratory testing.
  • Concluded that MAOC formation can slow long-term carbon loss from degraded peatlands, but the pool remains vulnerable.

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Faulkner et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a508d096eeac72a437a0c1ahttps://doi.org/10.17863/cam.132009
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