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Articles | Volume 14, issue 11
Articles | Volume 14, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2891-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2891-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 14, issue 11
Research article
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16 Jun 2017
Research article |  | 16 Jun 2017

The effect of drought on dissolved organic carbon (DOC) release from peatland soil and vegetation sources

Jonathan P. Ritson, Richard E. Brazier, Nigel J. D. Graham, Chris Freeman, Michael R. Templeton, and Joanna M. Clark

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Peatlands are a globally important store of carbon; however increased droughts in the future may affect their ability to sequester carbon. Using laboratory simulations we show that droughts, through exposure to oxygen, greatly increase the quantity and alter the quality of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) released from peat. Catchment management which keeps water tables high to limit oxygen exposure is therefore likely to deliver positive water quality outcomes.
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