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05 Feb 2018
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Peat decomposability in managed organic soils in relation to land use, organic matter composition and temperature
Cédric Bader
Agroscope, Climate and Agriculture Group, Zurich 8046, Switzerland
Inst Terr Ecosyst, ETH Zürich, Zurich 8092, Switzerland
Moritz Müller
School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Zollikofen 3052, Switzerland
Rainer Schulin
Inst Terr Ecosyst, ETH Zürich, Zurich 8092, Switzerland
Jens Leifeld
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Agroscope, Climate and Agriculture Group, Zurich 8046, Switzerland
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When drained, peatlands degrade and release large quantities of CO2, thereby contributing to global warming. Do land use or the chemical composition of peat control the rate of that release? We studied 21 sites from the temperate climate zone managed as croplands, grasslands, or forests and found that the CO2 release was high, but only slightly influenced by land use or peat composition. Hence, only keeping peatlands in their natural state prevents them from becoming strong CO2 sources.
When drained, peatlands degrade and release large quantities of CO2, thereby contributing to...
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