The global temperature has been increasing over the years due to climate change that,
directly or indirectly, affects water and energy consumptions in the agriculture sector. The …

Peatlands are wetland ecosystems that accumulate dead organic matter (ie, peat) when
plant litter production outpaces peat decay, usually under conditions of frequent or …

Peatlands have been subject to artificial drainage for centuries. This drainage has been in
response to agricultural demand, forestry, horticultural and energy properties of peat and …

Peatlands cover over 400 million hectares of the Earth's surface and store between one-third
and one-half of the world's soil carbon pool. The long-term ability of peatlands to absorb …

Mined peatlands do not readily recover their hydrological function, mainly because the
dominant peat-forming plant genus, Sphagnum, cannot easily reestablish on the degraded …

This is the first in the “new series” of expert panel reports to be commissioned by The Royal
Society of Canada/La Société royale du Canada. The Council of the Society, the presidents …

Application of organic amendment to the soil surface is widely used in order to ameliorate
topsoil physical conditions, especially with respect to temperature, evaporation and water …

Sphagnum dominated peatlands do not rehabilitate well after being cutover (mined) for peat
and some action needs to be taken in order to restore these sites within a human …

Given the massive aerial extent of peatlands in Canada, how can we justify expenditure to
conserve or restore this habitat? Although the vast majority of Canadian peatlands occur in …

There is concern that ecosystem services provided by blanket peatlands have come under
threat due to increasing degradation. Blanket peatlands are subject to a wide range of …