Massive peatland carbon banks vulnerable to rising temperatures

One-third of Earth’s carbon is sequestered in peatlands, and its stability in the face of climate change is unknown. Here the authors show that warming leads to the release of carbon as methane, but only the most prolonged warming leads to the breakdown and release of deep, old carbon.

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Auteurs principaux: A. M. Hopple, R. M. Wilson, M. Kolton, C. A. Zalman, J. P. Chanton, J. Kostka, P. J. Hanson, J. K. Keller, S. D. Bridgham
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/5a3051f0755f4f3c9599e8f0f0cbf5b3
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