Global climate is changing faster than humankind has ever experienced. Model-based
predictions of future climate are becoming more complex and precise, but they still lack …

Bryophytes, including the lineages of mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, are the second‐
largest photoautotroph group on Earth. Recent work across terrestrial ecosystems has …

Sphagnum wetlands are global hotspots for carbon storage, conventionally attributed to the
accumulation of decay-resistant litter. However, the buildup of mineral-associated organic …

Peatlands play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle. Sphagnum mosses (peat mosses)
are considered to be the peatland ecosystem engineers and contribute to the carbon …

Northern aapa mire complexes are characterized by patterned fens with flarks (wet fen
surfaces) and bog zone margins with Sphagnum moss cover. Evidence exists of a recent …

We investigated recent changes in spatial patterning of fen and bog zones in five boreal
aapa mire complexes (mixed peatlands with patterned fen and bog parts) in a multiproxy …

Northern mires (fens and bogs) have significant climate feedbacks and contribute to
biodiversity, providing habitats to specialized biota. Many studies have found drying and …

Climate warming and projected increase in summer droughts puts northern peatlands under
pressure by subjecting them to a combination of gradual drying and extreme weather …

Draining peatlands for forestry in the northern hemisphere turns their soils from carbon sinks
to substantial sources of greenhouse gases (GHGs). To reverse this trend, rewetting has …

Rising temperatures may endanger fragile ecosystems because their character and key
species show different habitat affinities under different climates. This assumption has only …