Wildfire and degradation accelerate northern peatland carbon release
File replaced (incorrect version) on 25.04.23 by NK (LDS) The northern peatland carbon sink plays a vital role in climate regulation; however, the future of the carbon sink is uncertain, in part, due to the changing interactions of peatlands and wildfire. Here, we use empirical datasets from natural...
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ftunivplympearl:oai:pearl.plymouth.ac.uk:10026.1/20755 2023-06-11T04:15:57+02:00 Wildfire and degradation accelerate northern peatland carbon release Wilkinson, SL Andersen, R Moore, PA Davidson, Scott J. Granath, G Waddington, JM 2023-04-24T13:54:42Z 1-6 application/pdf https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/20755 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01657-w en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC ISSN:1758-678X ISSN:1758-6798 E-ISSN:1758-6798 1758-678X 1758-6798 https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/20755 doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01657-w 2023-10-20 forever 13 Climate Action journal-article 2023 ftunivplympearl https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01657-w 2023-05-04T23:06:59Z File replaced (incorrect version) on 25.04.23 by NK (LDS) The northern peatland carbon sink plays a vital role in climate regulation; however, the future of the carbon sink is uncertain, in part, due to the changing interactions of peatlands and wildfire. Here, we use empirical datasets from natural, degraded and restored peatlands in non-permafrost boreal and temperate regions to model net ecosystem exchange and methane fluxes, integrating peatland degradation status, wildfire combustion and post-fire dynamics. We find that wildfire processes reduced carbon uptake in pristine peatlands by 35% and further enhanced emissions from degraded peatlands by 10%. The current small net sink is vulnerable to the interactions of peatland degraded area, burn rate and peat burn severity. Climate change impacts accelerated carbon losses, where increased burn severity and burn rate reduced the carbon sink by 38% and 65%, respectively, by 2100. However, our study demonstrates the potential for active peatland restoration to buffer these impacts. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost PEARL (Plymouth Electronic Archiv & ResearchLibrary, Plymouth University) Nature Climate Change 13 5 456 461 |
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File replaced (incorrect version) on 25.04.23 by NK (LDS) The northern peatland carbon sink plays a vital role in climate regulation; however, the future of the carbon sink is uncertain, in part, due to the changing interactions of peatlands and wildfire. Here, we use empirical datasets from natural, degraded and restored peatlands in non-permafrost boreal and temperate regions to model net ecosystem exchange and methane fluxes, integrating peatland degradation status, wildfire combustion and post-fire dynamics. We find that wildfire processes reduced carbon uptake in pristine peatlands by 35% and further enhanced emissions from degraded peatlands by 10%. The current small net sink is vulnerable to the interactions of peatland degraded area, burn rate and peat burn severity. Climate change impacts accelerated carbon losses, where increased burn severity and burn rate reduced the carbon sink by 38% and 65%, respectively, by 2100. However, our study demonstrates the potential for active peatland restoration to buffer these impacts. |
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