Prompt rewetting of drained peatlands reduces climate warming despite methane emissions
Abstract Peatlands are strategic areas for climate change mitigation because of their matchless carbon stocks. Drained peatlands release this carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2). Peatland rewetting effectively stops these CO2 emissions, but also re-establishes the emission of methane (C...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15499-z |