Greenhouse Gas Balance in Disturbed Peatlands

Jukka Alm, Kenneth A. Byrne, Ciara Hayes, Jens Leifeld, Narasinha J. Shurpali

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSoil Carbon in Sensitive European Ecosystems
Subtitle of host publicationFrom Science to Land Management
PublisherJohn Wiley and Sons
Pages149-174
Number of pages26
ISBN (Print)9781119970019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Oct 2011

Keywords

  • Disturbances in undrained mires
  • Drainage for forestry in Nordic countries
  • European peatlands converted into pastures
  • GHG balance, changing after rewetting
  • Greenhouse gas balance in disturbed peatlands
  • Peat layer aeration by drainage
  • Peat stores, net cooling impact on GHG content
  • Peat, remains of dead organic material
  • Reporting emissions for peatlands
  • Undrained peatlands, excluded in land management

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