Wetter is better for peat carbon
The role of peatlands in future climate change is uncertain because peat-derived greenhouse gas emissions are difficult to predict. Now research shows that reduced methane emissions from drying peatlands are likely to be outweighed by increasing CO 2 emissions.
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Nature climate change 2021-07, Vol.11 (7), p.561-562 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The role of peatlands in future climate change is uncertain because peat-derived greenhouse gas emissions are difficult to predict. Now research shows that reduced methane emissions from drying peatlands are likely to be outweighed by increasing CO
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emissions. |
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| ISSN: | 1758-678X 1758-6798 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41558-021-01072-z |