A dynamic model of wetland extent and peat accumulation: results for the Holocene
Substantial deposits of peat have accumulated since the last glacial. Since peat accumulation rates are rather low, this process was previously neglected in carbon cycle models. For assessments of the global carbon cycle on millennial or even longer timescales, though, the carbon storage in peat can...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-01-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/9/235/2012/bg-9-235-2012.pdf |