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Synthesize current knowledge on peatland carbon balances, contrast historical and contemporary accumulation rates, and identify major research gaps and uncertainties.

July 19, 2010ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam)Open Access

Carbon balance of UK peatlands: current state of knowledge and future research challenges

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Synthesize current knowledge on peatland carbon balances, contrast historical and contemporary accumulation rates, and identify major research gaps and uncertainties.
Reviewed published carbon flux measurements across UK peatland ecosystems, evaluating spatial variability, temporal variability, and aquatic pathways.
Compared contemporary carbon flux data from 2 sites with historical accumulation records reconstructed from peat cores spanning the past 150 years.
Contemporary carbon accumulation rates across 2 sites ranged from -56 to -72 g C m⁻² yr⁻¹, which fell at the lower end of historical accumulation rates (-35 to -209 g C m⁻² yr⁻¹) recorded over the past 150 years.
Aquatic pathway carbon fluxes accounted for a larger share of the total peatland carbon budget than previously recognized.

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Review reveals reduced carbon accumulation rates in UK peatlands, indicating substantial uncertainties in future carbon balance and landscape storage.

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Billett et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a711f4fe71d69abee090d48 https://doi.org/10.3354/cr00903

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Review reveals reduced carbon accumulation rates in UK peatlands, indicating substantial uncertainties in future carbon balance and landscape storage.

Carbon balance of UK peatlands: current state of knowledge and future research challenges

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Carbon balance of UK peatlands: current state of knowledge and future research challenges

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