Rapid shift in greenhouse forcing of emerging arctic peatlands
In this study, we hypothesised that the actual development stage (i.e., current age of the ecosystem) is a determining factor for the magnitude of methane production and emissions in young, northern high-latitude peatlands. We demonstrate that the earliest development of peat soil imposes a sink-to-...
Published in: | Scientific Reports |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2023
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Online Access: | https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/7d3e8f02-4226-4031-b63c-b08a5a19fcd6 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29859-4 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85148401753&partnerID=8YFLogxK |
Summary: | In this study, we hypothesised that the actual development stage (i.e., current age of the ecosystem) is a determining factor for the magnitude of methane production and emissions in young, northern high-latitude peatlands. We demonstrate that the earliest development of peat soil imposes a sink-to-source shift in the greenhouse warming potential of emerging peatlands in response to climate change that holds feedback mechanisms of importance for short-term (< 100 years) climate warming. |
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