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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Main Authors: T. Kleinen, V. Brovkin, R. J. Schuldt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/9/235/2012/bg-9-235-2012.pdf