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Articles | Volume 22, issue 20
Articles | Volume 22, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-5849-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-5849-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 22, issue 20
Research article
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22 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 22 Oct 2025

Response and recovery of a Sphagnum peatland from long-term human-induced alkalinisation

Luke Oliver Andrews, Katarzyna Marcisz, Piotr Kołaczek, Leeli Amon, Siim Veski, Atko Heinsalu, Normunds Stivrins, Mariusz Bąk, Marco A. Aquino-Lopez, Anna Cwanek, Edyta Łokas, Monika Karpińska-Kołaczek, Sambor Czerwiński, Michał Słowiński, and Mariusz Lamentowicz

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The long-term effects of alkalinisation upon peatland ecosystem functioning remains poorly understood. Using palaeoecological techniques, we show that intensive cement dust pollution altered vegetation cover and reduced carbon storage in an Estonian peatland. Changes also occurred during the 13th century following agricultural intensification. These shifts occurred following substantial as well as small but sustained increases in alkalinity. Limited recovery was evident ~30 years post-pollution.
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