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Articles | Volume 23, issue 16
Articles | Volume 23, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-5653-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-5653-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 23, issue 16
Research article
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17 Aug 2026
Research article |  | 17 Aug 2026

Long-term patterns of peat accumulation and organic matter decomposition in Costa Rican peatlands

Hannah Mitchell, Julie Loisel, Jacklyn Rivera Wong, Alessandra C. Leri, and Mia Allison

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The peatlands of Central America are vastly understudied, despite their role as long-term carbon stores. This study presents 9 new peat-core datasets from different landscapes found across Costa Rica. Our approach includes multiple paleoenvironmental tools that provide peatland ages, peat-soil geochemical characteristics, and ecological succession histories. The total peat carbon store in Costa Rica is estimated at 0.15 gigatonnes and the averaged peatland carbon stock is 1080 Mg C/ha. 
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