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Duration of extraction determines CO2 and CH4 emissions from an actively extracted peatland in eastern Quebec, Canada
Laura Clark
Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, H3A 0B9, Canada
Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, H3A 0B9, Canada
Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Ste Anne
de Bellevue, H9X 2V8, Canada
Maria Strack
Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Canada
Nigel T. Roulet
Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, H3A 0B9, Canada
Klaus-Holger Knorr
Ecohydrology & Biogeochemistry Group, Institute of Landscape
Ecology, University of Münster, Heisenbergstr. 2, 48149 Münster,
Germany
Henning Teickner
Ecohydrology & Biogeochemistry Group, Institute of Landscape
Ecology, University of Münster, Heisenbergstr. 2, 48149 Münster,
Germany
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- Carbon balance and greenhouse gas emissions from horticultural plants grown in peat-based growing media B. Sharma et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fhort.2025.1655432
- Ecosystem-scale greenhouse gas fluxes from actively extracted peatlands: water table depth drives interannual variability M. Hunter et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-793-2026
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- Carbon dioxide dynamics across three stages of tropical peatland conversion to oil palm plantations F. Kiew et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110956
- Simulating Soil Atmosphere Exchanges and CO2 Fluxes for an Ongoing Peat Extraction Site H. He et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-023-00836-2
- 40 years of restoration: Temporal effects on nitrogen levels and carbon stability of post-extracted bogs H. Schimmel et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117391
- Soil greenhouse gas emissions from drained and rewetted agricultural bare peat mesocosms are linked to geochemistry C. Nielsen et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165083
- Soil CO2 as a Function of Soil Properties and Tillage Systems on Loamy Soil in Lithuania M. Kochiieru et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17083630
- Horticultural additives influence peat biogeochemistry and increase short-term CO2 production from peat B. Sharma et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-024-06685-9
- Improved estimates of carbon dioxide emissions from drained peatlands support a reduction in emission factor H. He & N. Roulet https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01091-y
- Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Cranberry and Highbush Blueberry Plantations on Former Peat Extraction Fields Compared to Active Peat Extraction Fields and Pristine Peatlands in Latvia A. Bārdule et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15091102
- CO 2 emitted from peat use in horticulture supports a lower emission factor B. Sharma et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2025.2468476
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We determine the effect that duration of extraction has on CO2 and CH4 emissions from an actively extracted peatland. Peat fields had high net C emissions in the first years after opening, and these then declined to half the initial value for several decades. Findings contribute to knowledge on the atmospheric burden that results from these activities and are of use to industry in their life cycle reporting and government agencies responsible for greenhouse gas accounting and policy.
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