Globally, the amount of carbon stored in peats exceeds that stored in vegetation and is
similar in size to the current atmospheric carbon pool. Fire is a threat to many peat-rich …

Mosses in northern ecosystems are ubiquitous components of plant communities, and
strongly influence nutrient, carbon and water cycling. We use literature review, synthesis and …

Northern peatlands provide important global and regional ecosystem services (carbon
storage, water storage, and biodiversity). However, these ecosystems face increases in the …

Peatlands occupy a relatively small fraction of the Earth's land area, but they are a globally
important carbon store because of their high carbon density. Undisturbed peatlands are …

Boreal peatlands store a disproportionately large quantity of soil carbon (C) and play a
critical role within the global C-climate system; however, with climatic warming, these C …

Northern and tropical peatlands represent a globally significant carbon reserve accumulated
over thousands of years of waterlogged conditions. It is unclear whether moderate drying …

The boreal biome is characterised by extensive wildfires that frequently burn into the thick
organic soils found in many forests and wetlands. Previous studies investigating surface fuel …

Shifts in moss communities may affect the resilience of boreal ecosystems to a changing
climate because of the role of moss species in regulating soil climate and biogeochemical …

Despite a century of study by ecologists, recovery following disturbances (succession) is not
fully understood. This book provides the first global synthesis that compares plant …

Fire has been used for centuries to generate and manage some of the UK's cultural
landscapes. Despite its complex role in the ecology of UK peatlands and moorlands, there …