European natural peatlands have undergone long-term anthropogenic drainage activities
that have severely decreased their functions, such as carbon sequestration. Recent …

Peatland ecosystems are globally important carbon stores. Disturbances, such as drainage
and climate drying, act to lower peatland water table depths, consequently enhancing soil …

Peatlands represent large terrestrial carbon banks. Given that most peat accumulates in
boreal regions, where low temperatures and water saturation preserve organic matter, the …

Peatlands contain one-third of soil carbon (C), mostly buried in deep, saturated anoxic
zones (catotelm). The response of catotelm C to climate forcing is uncertain, because prior …

We characterized peat decomposition at the Marcell Experimental Forest (MEF), Minnesota,
USA, to a depth of 2 m to ascertain the underlying chemical changes using Fourier transform …

Peatlands accumulate organic matter (OM) under anaerobic conditions. After drainage for
forestry or agriculture, microbial respiration and peat oxidation induce OM losses and …

Drainage is a major means of the conversion of tropical peat forests into agriculture.
Accordingly, drained peat becomes a large source of carbon. However, the amount of …

The formation of soil organic matter (SOM) very much depends on microbial activity. Even
more, latest studies identified microbial necromass itself being a significant source of SOM …

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 …

Drainage turns peatlands from natural carbon sinks into hotspots of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions from soils due to alterations in hydrological and biogeochemical processes. As a …