Peat‐forming organic soils lose large amounts of carbon and soil volume when drained.
Although surface subsidence is often taken as a proxy for the associated carbon loss, other …

Purpose Peatland soils play an important role in the global carbon (C) cycle due to their high
organic carbon content. Lowering of the water table eg for agricultural use accelerates …

Methane emission from wetlands is responsible for about 24% of the total CH 4 emissions.
The value of emission is a result of the balance between the processes of methane …

The majority of European fen grasslands are seminatural and require appropriate
management to maintain their high natural value. The research area was located in the …

One of the main reservoirs depositing various classes of pollutants in high latitude regions
are wetland ecosystems. Climate warming trends result in the degradation of permafrost in …

To understand peatland carbon-cycling processes ultimately requires the ability to track
changes occurring on the molecular-level. In this study, we profile a peat core taken from the …

Peatlands act as CO 2 sinks that store more soil carbon per unit area than any other
ecosystem. Increased aeration and subsequent oxidation following drainage causes …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations were measured in 44 peat samples
taken from different stratigraphical layers of 12 mires located in four regions of southern …

The chemical properties of surface peat cover (SPC) were studied in the context of Estonian
pedoecological conditions. SPC comprises the superficial layers of fens (Group 1) and …

Peat soils are the most dominant type of organic soils developed through centuries under
wetland conditions by the accumulation of partially decomposed and undecomposed plant …