Seismic lines in the boreal and arctic ecosystems of North America: environmental impacts, challenges, and opportunities

A Dabros, M Pyper, G Castilla - Environmental Reviews, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
The oil and gas industry has grown significantly throughout the boreal and arctic ecosystems
of North America. A major feature of the ecological footprint of oil and gas exploration is …

[HTML][HTML] After-use of peat extraction sites–A systematic review of biodiversity, climate, hydrological and social impacts

A Räsänen, E Albrecht, M Annala, L Aro… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
After drainage for forestry and agriculture, peat extraction is one of the most important
causes of peatland degradation. When peat extraction is ceased, multiple after-use options …

Rewetting global wetlands effectively reduces major greenhouse gas emissions

J Zou, AD Ziegler, D Chen, G McNicol, P Ciais… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Carbon and nitrogen losses from degraded wetlands and methane emissions from flooded
wetlands are both important sources of greenhouse gas emissions. However, the net …

Greenhouse gas emission factors associated with rewetting of organic soils

D Wilson, D Blain, J Couwenberg, CD Evans… - 2016 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
Drained organic soils are a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the
atmosphere. Rewetting these soils may reduce GHG emissions and could also create …

Multi‐year net ecosystem carbon balance of a restored peatland reveals a return to carbon sink

KA Nugent, IB Strachan, M Strack… - Global Change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Peatlands after drainage and extraction are large sources of carbon (C) to the atmosphere.
Restoration, through re‐wetting and revegetation, aims to return the C sink function by re …

Carbon and climate implications of rewetting a raised bog in Ireland

D Wilson, F Mackin, JP Tuovinen, G Moser… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Peatland rewetting has been proposed as a vital climate change mitigation tool to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and to generate suitable conditions for the return of carbon (C) …

Effects of water level alteration on carbon cycling in peatlands

Y Zhong, M Jiang, BA Middleton - Ecosystem Health and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Globally, peatlands play an important role in the carbon (C) cycle. High water level is a key
factor in maintaining C storage in peatlands, but water levels are vulnerable to climate …

Multiyear greenhouse gas balances at a rewetted temperate peatland

D Wilson, CA Farrell, D Fallon, G Moser… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Drained peat soils are a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the
atmosphere. Rewetting these soils is considered an important climate change mitigation tool …

Wetland hydrological dynamics and methane emissions

S Cui, P Liu, H Guo, CK Nielsen, JWM Pullens… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Wetlands are the largest and most uncertain biological source of atmospheric methane, with
hydrological fluctuations exacerbating this uncertainty. Here we critically explore the …

Prompt active restoration of peatlands substantially reduces climate impact

KA Nugent, IB Strachan, NT Roulet… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Restoration of peatlands after peat extraction could be a benefit to the climate system.
However a multi-year ecosystem-scale assessment of net carbon (C) sequestration is …