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Articles | Volume 23, issue 16
Articles | Volume 23, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-5781-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-5781-2026
© 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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24 Aug 2026
Research article |  | 24 Aug 2026

Soil disturbance in wetlands by feral pigs increases greenhouse gas emissions

Maria Fernanda Adame, Alex Pearse, Jack W. Hill, Swade Cristopherson, Jonathan Nadji, Jasmine Malua Hall, Jessa Thurman, Valerie Hagger, and Catherine E. Lovelock

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Invasive feral pigs are globally widespread and cause massive damage to wetlands by trampling, grubbing, and digging the soil. We investigated whether these impacts would lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions of methane and nitrous oxide, two potent greenhouse gases, were higher in sites disturbed by pigs compared to undisturbed sites. Thus, managing feral pigs could reduce soil greenhouse gas emissions.
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