Articles | Volume 21, issue 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-3491-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-3491-2024
Research article
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02 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 02 Aug 2024

Patterns and drivers of organic matter decomposition in peatland open-water pools

Julien Arsenault, Julie Talbot, Tim R. Moore, Klaus-Holger Knorr, Henning Teickner, and Jean-François Lapierre

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Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-271', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Apr 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Julien Arsenault, 27 May 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-271', Anonymous Referee #2, 03 May 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC2', Julien Arsenault, 27 May 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (29 May 2024) by Sebastian Naeher
AR by Julien Arsenault on behalf of the Authors (14 Jun 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (20 Jun 2024) by Sebastian Naeher
AR by Julien Arsenault on behalf of the Authors (20 Jun 2024)
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Short summary
Peatlands are among the largest carbon (C) sinks on the planet. However, peatland features such as open-water pools emit more C than they accumulate because of higher decomposition than production. With this study, we show that the rates of decomposition vary among pools and are mostly driven by the environmental conditions in pools rather than by the nature of the material being decomposed. This means that changes in pool number or size may modify the capacity of peatlands to accumulate C.
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