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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1321-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1321-2022
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04 Mar 2022
Research article |  | 04 Mar 2022

Effects of peatland management on aquatic carbon concentrations and fluxes

Amy E. Pickard, Marcella Branagan, Mike F. Billett, Roxane Andersen, and Kerry J. Dinsmore

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Peatlands have been subject to a range of land management regimes over the past century. This has affected the amount of carbon that drains into surrounding streams and rivers. In our study, we measured carbon concentrations in streams draining from drained, non-drained, and restored areas of the Flow Country blanket bog in N Scotland. We found that drained peatland had higher concentrations and fluxes of carbon relative to non-drained areas. Restored peatland areas were highly variable.
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