A novel approach to estimate carbon loss from drained peatlands in Iceland

• Main Author: Gunnhildur Eva G. Gunnarsdóttir 1993-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Umhverfisfræði; Auðlindafræði; Gróðurhúsaáhrif; Votlendi; Framræsla; Kolefni; Stuðlar; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/27731

In the last century, the conversion of peatlands to grasslands through drainage was a popular method employed in Iceland to increase agricultural yields. Peatland drainage releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, thereby contributing to global climate change. According to Iceland´s National Inve...