Carbon Storage in Peatlands within an Ever-changing Environment - Soil Organic Matter Dynamics in the Context of Active Volcanism

• Main Author: Möckel, Susanne Claudia
• Other Authors: Guðrún Gísladóttir, Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Iceland, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences 2022
• Subjects: Peatlands; carbon storage; aeolian deposits; andic soil properties; Doktorsritgerðir; Kolefnisbinding; Mýrlendi; Mýrar; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3593

In the wake of increasing awareness of global warming, peatland conservation and restoration receive impetus by efforts to sequester carbon. Peatlands comprise a significant component of the global carbon cycle as they store up to 30% of global soil carbon. Carbon accumulation in Histosols, the most...