[HTML][HTML] Peat fires and legacy toxic metal release: An integrative biogeochemical and ecohydrological conceptual framework

CPR McCarter, GD Clay, SL Wilkinson, G Sigmund… - Earth-Science …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Peatlands are potent landscape sinks of natural and industrial toxic metals and metalloids
(TMMs) but the long-term sequestration of TMMs in peatlands is at increasing risk due to …

Exploring different methodological approaches to unlock paleobiodiversity in peat profiles using ancient DNA

I Fracasso, C Zaccone, N Oskolkov, L Da Ros… - Science of the Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Natural and human-induced environmental changes deeply affected terrestrial ecosystems
throughout the Holocene. Paleoenvironmental reconstructions provide information about the …

The complex composition of organic aerosols emitted during burning varies between Arctic and boreal peat

E Schneider, CP Rüger, ML Chacón-Patiño… - … Earth & Environment, 2024‏ - nature.com
Peatlands in the northern hemisphere are a major carbon storage but face an increased risk
of wildfires due to climate change leading to large-scale smoldering fires in boreal and Arctic …

The ongoing lateral expansion of peatlands in Finland

T Juselius‐Rajamäki, M Väliranta… - Global Change …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Peatlands are the most dense terrestrial carbon stock and since the last glacial epoch
northern peatlands have accumulated between 400 and 1000 Gt of carbon. Although the …

Changing climatic controls on the greenhouse gas balance of thermokarst bogs during succession after permafrost thaw

L Heffernan, C Estop‐Aragonés… - Global Change …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Permafrost thaw in northern peatlands causes collapse of permafrost peat plateaus and
thermokarst bog development, with potential impacts on atmospheric greenhouse gas …

[HTML][HTML] The assessment of two smoke modelling systems for forecasting local air quality impacts from smouldering peat fires

F Reisen, J Noonan, S Gribben, M Cope, J Choi… - Atmospheric …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
On 17 March 2018 major grassland fires in south-west Victoria, Australia ignited several
peat bogs. The peat fires smouldered for 40 days, generating substantial amounts of smoke …

Paleoecology provides context for conserving culturally and ecologically important pine forest and barrens communities

RK Booth, GW Schuurman, EA Lynch… - Ecological …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
In fire‐prone ecosystems, knowledge of vegetation–fire–climate relationships and the history
of fire suppression and Indigenous cultural burning can inform discussions of how to use fire …

Peatland resilience and presence under national climate gradients: Implications for peatland restoration strategies

N Sabokrouhiyeh, Y van der Velde, J Connolly… - Science of The Total …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Irish peatlands, while generally resilient, are significantly threatened by anthropogenic
activities and climate change. Here we implement a mechanistic model to evaluate the …

Paleoenvironmental analysis of three bogs in Northeastern European Russia: Peatland development and fire influence

NM Gorbach, VV Startsev, EV Yakovleva, AS Mazur… - Catena, 2025‏ - Elsevier
To elucidate the relationship between vegetation, fire regime, and the composition of peat
soil organic matter, we conducted a paleoenvironmental analysis of three bogs in the Komi …

Peat depth and carbon storage of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canada

Y Li, D Han, CA Rogers, SA Finkelstein… - Geophysical …, 2025‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL) are recognized as the second largest peatland
complex in the world. Due to variability in peat thickness across a large and heterogeneous …